Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

riboflavin

/ˌraɪboʊˈfleɪvɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.23 in modern English

Syllables: ri-boflavin
IPA: /ˌraɪboʊˈfleɪvɪn/

18

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

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.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From ribo(se)- + flavin.

Usage

Inflected Forms

riboflavins (plural)

Phrases

riboflavin-5-sodium phosphate

Synonyms

lactoflavin ovoflavin E101 when used as a food colouring vitamin B2 vitamin G hepatoflavin

Rhymes With

haven raven avon craven shaven maven unshaven graven javan strathaven paven

Questions

How do you pronounce riboflavin?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌraɪboʊˈfleɪvɪn/.
What does riboflavin mean?: 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.
Where does riboflavin come from?: From ribo(se)- + flavin.

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