flavo-
a combining form meaning “yellow,” used in the formation of compound words (flavopurpurin); in some biochemical terms, specialized in meaning to indicate flavin (flavoprotein).
Origin of flavo-
1- Also especially before a vowel, flav-.
Words Nearby flavo-
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024
How to use flavo- in a sentence
Capite, operculis, pinn dorsali et caudali longitudinaliter flavo-lineatis.
Zoological Illustrations, Volume I | William Swainson"Flavo et glauco" should have been "flavo aut glauco," as written.
Alis caudatis flavo-virentibus concoloribus, ocello disci lunato, margine antico anticarum purpureo.
Illustrations of Exotic Entomology, Volume 1 | Dru DruryNiger, flavo-rufo-tomentosus, elytris atris fasciis duabus luteis intern confluentibus.
Illustrations of Exotic Entomology, Volume 1 | Dru DruryThorace rotundato flavo-fasciato, elytris fasciis septem flavis; anticis antrorsum, posticis retrorsum arcuatis.
Illustrations of Exotic Entomology, Volume 1 | Dru Drury
Browse