RIBOFLAVIN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does riboflavin mean? 

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

1. a B vitamin that prevents skin lesions and weight loss

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• RIBOFLAVIN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A B vitamin that prevents skin lesions and weight loss

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

hepatoflavin; lactoflavin; ovoflavin; riboflavin; vitamin B2; vitamin G

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

B; B-complex vitamin; B complex; B vitamin; vitamin B; vitamin B complex (originally thought to be a single vitamin but now separated into several B vitamins)

Meronyms (substance of "riboflavin"):

flavin (a ketone that forms the nucleus of certain natural yellow pigments like riboflavin)

 Context examples 

Milk and dairy products contain multiple nutrients and contribute to meeting the nutritional requirement for protein, calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, zinc, selenium, vitamin A, riboflavin, vitamin B12, and pantothenic acid.

(Adequate intake of milk and dairy products in different life stages helps prevent chronic diseases, University of Granada)

The B vitamins are: • B1 (thiamine) • B2 (riboflavin) • B3 (niacin) • B5 (pantothenic acid) • B6 • B7 (biotin) • B12 • Folic acid

(B Vitamins, NIH)

B vitamins include thiamine, riboflavin, niacin (nicotinic acid), niacinamide (nicotinamide), the vitamin B6 group (including pyridoxine, pyridoxal, pyridoxamine), biotin, pantothenic acid, folic acid, and possibly para-aminobenzoic.

(B Vitamin, NCI Thesaurus)

Nutritional supplement drink (pediatric) contains vitamins and minerals such as vitamin A, vitamin C, D, E and K, calcium, iron, thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, folate, vitamin B6, vitamin B12, pantothenic acid, biotin, phosphorus, iodine, magnesium, zinc, selenium, copper, manganese, chromium, molybdenum, chloride and choline.

(Pediatric Nutritional Supplement Drink, NCI Thesaurus)

Nutritional supplement drink contains vitamin A, vitamin C, D, E and K, calcium, iron, thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, folate, vitamin B6, vitamin B12, pantothenic acid, biotin, phosphorus, iodine, magnesium, zinc, selenium, copper, manganese, chromium, molybdenum, chloride and choline.

(Nutritional Supplement Drink, NCI Thesaurus)

L-Arginine/American ginseng/Korean ginseng/Ginkgo biloba-based supplement incorporates a standardized combination of Ginkgo biloba (24% flavone glycosides, 6% terpene lactones), Korean ginseng (Panax ginseng -30% ginsenosides), American ginseng (Panax quinquefolius - 5% ginsenosides), L-Arginine, along with vitamins B6, B12, folate, thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, biotin, pantothenic acid, vitamins A, C, E, selenium, and zinc.

(L-Arginine/American Ginseng/Korean Ginseng/Ginkgo biloba-Based Supplement, NCI Thesaurus)