First Known Use: 1949
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flavanone
noun fla·va·none \ˈflā-və-ˌnōn\
Definition of FLAVANONE
: any of various aromatic ketones that often occur in plants as glycosides and that constitute a subset of the flavonoids
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Origin of FLAVANONE
Latin flavus + International Scientific Vocabulary -ane + -one
Medical Dictionary
flavanone
noun fla·va·none \ˈflā-və-ˌnōn\
Medical Definition of FLAVANONE
: a colorless crystalline ketone C15H12O2; also : any of the derivatives of this ketone many of which occur in plants often in the form of glycosides
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