1. (n.)riboflavin a vitamin B complex factor essential for growth, occurring as a yellow crystalline compound, C
Etymology: (< G (1935); see ribo -, flavin)
Definition of 'riboflavin'
Princeton's WordNet
1. (noun)vitamin B2, vitamin G, riboflavin, lactoflavin, ovoflavin, hepatoflavin a B vitamin that prevents skin lesions and weight loss
Definition of 'riboflavin'
U.S. National Library of Medicine
1. riboflavin Nutritional factorfound in milk, eggs, malted barley, liver, kidney, heart, and leafy vegetables. The richest naturalsource is yeast. It occurs in the freeform only in the retina of the eye, in whey, and in urine; its principal forms in tissues and cells are as FLAVIN MONONUCLEOTIDE and FLAVIN-ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE.