flavone

F4L1A1V4O1N1E1
/ˈfleɪvəʊn/

noun

Any of a class of tricyclic aromatic heterocyclic ketones, especially the naturally occurring flavonoids.

OriginEnglish ketone ← German Keton ← Latin flāvus →
RareScrabble 13
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nounflavone (countable and uncountable, plural flavones)

plural flavones

  1. countableuncountablechemistryAny of a class of tricyclic aromatic heterocyclic ketones, especially the naturally occurring flavonoids.

Origin

  1. Latinflāvus
  2. GermanKeton
  3. Englishketone
  4. Englishflavone

From Latin flāvus (“yellow”) + -one, as many are yellow in nature.

More words from Latin

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

flavone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flavone

MLA

“flavone.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flavone. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “flavone,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flavone.

Source: flavone on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.