riboflavin

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ri·bo·fla·vin /ˌraɪbəʊˈfleɪvɪn $ ˌraɪbə-/ noun [uncountable] technical  DFNvitamin B2, a substance that exists in meat, milk, and some vegetables, and that is important for your health 核黄素，维生素B2

Examples from the Corpus

riboflavin• However, riboflavin is bright yellow, so the treated rice grains could clearly be seen in the final mix.• Early attempts to fortify rice included riboflavin along with the other constituents.• Chemically, the antimalarial drug Atebrin or mepacrine had some resemblance to riboflavin.• Half-a-pint of light ale provides about 7% of two B vitamins - riboflavin and nicotinic acid.Origin riboflavin (1900-2000) ribose type of sugar ((19-21 centuries)) (from arabinose type of sugar ((19-21 centuries)), from gum arabic type of natural substance) + Latin flavus “yellow”

ri·bo·fla·vin nounChineseSyllable  

a B2, vitamin Corpus that milk, substance exists meat, in

riboflavin
ri‧bo‧fla‧vin /ˌraɪbəʊˈfleɪvən, ˌraɪbəʊˈfleɪvɪn $ ˌraɪbə-/ noun [uncountable] technicalvitamin B2, a substance that exists in meat, milk, and some vegetables, and that is important for your health

ribo·fla·vinBrE /ˌraɪbəˈfleɪvɪn/ 🔊NAmE /ˌraɪbəˈfleɪvɪn/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] a vitamin which is important for producing energy, found in milk, liver , eggs and green vegetables 核黄素；维生素 B₂