FLAVONOID

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does flavonoid mean? 

• FLAVONOID (noun)
  The noun FLAVONOID has 1 sense:

1. any of a large class of plant pigments having a chemical structure based on or similar to flavone

  Familiarity information: FLAVONOID used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FLAVONOID (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Any of a large class of plant pigments having a chemical structure based on or similar to flavone

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("flavonoid" is a kind of...):

phytochemical (a chemical substance obtained from plants that is biologically active but not nutritive)

pigment (dry coloring material (especially a powder to be mixed with a liquid to produce paint, etc.))

 Context examples 

Licorice root extract contains glycoside glycyrrhizinic acid and numerous flavonoids.

(Licorice, NCI Thesaurus)

Green tea extract contains antioxidant compounds, including flavonoids, vitamins and polyphenols such as epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG), which may have antineoplastic properties.

(Green tea extract, NCI Thesaurus)

It contains substances called flavonoids and polyphenols, which are antioxidants.

(Green tea extract, NCI Dictionary)

A tablet formulation of flavonoids with antioxidant and potential chemopreventive activities.

(Flavonoid Tablet, NCI Thesaurus)

In addition to vitamins, minerals and phytosterols, black raspberries are rich in phenolic acids, such as gallic acid, ellagic acid, proanthocyanidins, and flavonoids.

(Lyophilized Black Raspberry Lozenge, NCI Thesaurus)

Milk thistle's active chemical component is silymarin, which is a combination of flavonoids such as silibinin, dehydrosilibinin, silychristin and silydianin.

(Milk thistle, NCI Thesaurus)

Navy beans are rich in fiber, minerals, vitamins, and phytochemicals such as flavonoids and phytosterols.

(Navy Bean Powder, NCI Thesaurus)

An oral preparation of the flavonoid silybin with potential antioxidant and chemopreventive activities.

(Phosphatidylcholine-Bound Silybin, NCI Thesaurus)

The skin extract of the muscadine grape contains numerous phytochemicals including hydrolyzable tannins and flavonoids, such as anthocyanin 3,5-diglucosides, quercetin, myricetin, and kaempferol glycosides.

(Muscadine Grape Skin Extract, NCI Thesaurus)

In addition, these agents may include various anti-oxidant phytochemicals such as flavonoids.

(Multivitamins/Minerals, NCI Thesaurus)