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flavine

[ fley-vin, -veen ]

noun

  1. Biochemistry. flavin.


flavine

/ ˈfleɪvɪn /

noun

  1. another name for acriflavine hydrochloride
  2. a variant spelling of flavin
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Example Sentences

Flavine, flā′vin, n. a concentrated preparation of quercitron bark, till recently an important yellow dye.

It is usual to add also a small amount of the yellow dyestuff flavine in order to obtain a yellower shade of scarlet.

So-called Flavine is a commercial preparation of Quercitron Bark consisting of quercitrin or of quercetin; it is much used by wool-dyers for the production of bright yellow and orange colours.

Flavine is used in small quantity along with cochineal for dyeing scarlet on wool.

The alizarin yellows, R and GG, anthracene yellow, diamond flavine, chrome yellow, diamond yellow, carbazol yellow, chrysamine, &c., are Direct Colours with mordant-dyeing properties.

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