noun
a B vitamin that prevents skin lesions and weight loss
• Syn: ↑vitamin G, ↑riboflavin, ↑lactoflavin, ↑ovoflavin, ↑hepatoflavin
• Hypernyms: ↑B-complex vitamin, ↑B complex, ↑vitamin B complex, ↑vitamin B, ↑B vitamin, ↑B
• Substance Meronyms: ↑flavin
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nounsee vitamin B 2b
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riboflavin.
[1925-30]
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vitamin B2,
= riboflavin. (Cf. ↑riboflavin)
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/-ˈbiːˈtuː/ noun [noncount]
: ↑riboflavin
Useful english dictionary. 2012.