riboflavin

R1I1B3O1F4L1A1V4I1N1
/ˌraɪboʊˈfleɪvɪn/

noun

Yellow or orange-yellow water-soluble compound, a member of the vitamin B complex, that acts as a growth-promoting factor in humans and other animals.

Similar
lactoflavinovoflavinE101 when used as a food colouringvitamin B2vitamin Ghepatoflavin
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Meanings

nounriboflavin (countable and uncountable, plural riboflavins)

plural riboflavins

  1. countableuncountablebiochemistryYellow or orange-yellow water-soluble compound, a member of the vitamin B complex, that acts as a growth-promoting factor in humans and other animals.

    Synonyms: lactoflavin, ovoflavin, E101 when used as a food colouring, vitamin B2, vitamin G

Synonyms & antonyms

nounYellow or orange-yellow water-soluble compound, a member of the vitamin B complex, that acts as a growth-promoting factor in humans and other animals.

Similar
lactoflavinovoflavinE101 when used as a food colouringvitamin B2vitamin G

More synonyms by meaning

nouna B vitamin that prevents skin lesions and weight loss

Similar
vitamin B2vitamin Glactoflavinovoflavinhepatoflavin
Broader
B-complex vitaminB complexvitamin B complex
Also see
hepatoflavinlactoflavinovoflavinvitamin b2vitamin g

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From ribo(se)- + flavin.

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Translations

Catalan riboflavina
  • riboflavinathe vitamin B2, riboflavin
Chinese Mandarin 核黃素 /核黄素
  • 核黃素 /核黄素 (héhuángsù)the vitamin B2, riboflavin
Esperanto riboflavino
  • riboflavinothe vitamin B2, riboflavin
Estonian riboflaviin
  • riboflaviinthe vitamin B2, riboflavin
Finnish riboflaviini
  • riboflaviinithe vitamin B2, riboflavin
French riboflavine
  • riboflavinethe vitamin B2, riboflavin
German Riboflavin
  • Riboflavinthe vitamin B2, riboflavin
Italian riboflavina, vitamina B2
  • riboflavinathe vitamin B2, riboflavin
  • vitamina B2the vitamin B2, riboflavin
Japanese リボフラビン
  • リボフラビン (ribofurabin)the vitamin B2, riboflavin
Korean 리보플라빈
  • 리보플라빈 (ribopeullabin)the vitamin B2, riboflavin
Polish ryboflawina
  • ryboflawinathe vitamin B2, riboflavin
Portuguese riboflavina
  • riboflavinathe vitamin B2, riboflavin
Romanian riboflavină
  • riboflavinăthe vitamin B2, riboflavin
Slovak riboflavín
  • riboflavínthe vitamin B2, riboflavin
Spanish riboflavina
  • riboflavinathe vitamin B2, riboflavin
Swahili riboflauini
  • riboflauinithe vitamin B2, riboflavin
Swedish riboflavin
  • riboflavinthe vitamin B2, riboflavin

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with riboflavin

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Cite this entry
APA

riboflavin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/riboflavin

MLA

“riboflavin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/riboflavin. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “riboflavin,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/riboflavin.

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