flavo-

Word Origin

a combining form meaning “yellow,” used in the formation of compound words (flavopurpurin); in some biochemical terms, specialized in meaning to indicate flavin, (flavoprotein).

Also, especially before a vowel, flav-.

Origin

< Latin flāv(us) yellow, blonde + -o-

Related Words

aflatoxin
blond
flav-
flavobacterium
flavoprotein
flavopurpurin

flavo-a word element meaning 'yellow', as in flavoprotein.

Also, (before vowels), flav-. [combining form representing Latin flāvus]

flavo-|ˈfleɪvəʊ|used as comb. form of L. flāv-us yellow, indicating the presence of a yellow tint.1. Bot. and Entom. (Prefixed to other adjs.)1816Kirby & Sp. Entomol. (1828) II. xix. 125 note, The abdomen is covered with longish flavo-pallid hairs.1847J. Hardy in Proc. Berw. Nat. Club II. No. 5. 257 Legs dilute-flavo-testaceous.1871W. A. Leighton Lichen-Flora 38 Thallus..yellow or flavo-virescent.2. Chem. Used in the names of various compounds; as flavo-cobalt (whence flavo-cobaltic), flavo-phenin, flavo-purpurin.1879Watts Dict. Chem. 3rd Suppl. i. 111 Flavopurpurin is easily soluble in alcohol, and crystallises therefrom in golden-yellow needles.Ibid. 544 The so-called flavocobalt.1889Roscoe & Schorlemmer Chem. II. ii. 139 The Flavo-cobaltic Salts may be considered as roseo-cobalt compounds in which two-thirds of the acid radical is replaced by nitroxyl.

flavo- /ˈfleɪvəʊ/ combining form of Latin flavus yellow: see -o-.Used esp. in Chemistry, sometimes with the sense ‘containing flavin’.

DERIVATIVE flavoˈprotein noun (Biochemistry) any of a group of conjugated proteins having flavin mononucleotide or flavin adenine dinucleotide as cofactor, involved in oxidation-reduction reactions in the cell M20.

flavo-
combining form
see flav-

词汇	flavo-
词根词缀	AHD Dictionary.com Macquarie OED SOED Webster flavo- 或 flav- pref.（前缀） Yellow: 黄色的： flavin. 黄素 Flavin: 黄素的： flavoprotein. 黄素蛋白语源 Latin flāvus [yellow] * see bhel- ¹ 拉丁语 flāvus [黄色] 参见 bhel- ¹ flavo- Word Origin 1 a combining form meaning “yellow,” used in the formation of compound words (flavopurpurin); in some biochemical terms, specialized in meaning to indicate flavin, (flavoprotein). Also, especially before a vowel, flav-. Origin < Latin flāv(us) yellow, blonde + -o- Related Words aflatoxin blond flav- flavobacterium flavoprotein flavopurpurin flavo-a word element meaning 'yellow', as in flavoprotein. Also, (before vowels), flav-. [combining form representing Latin flāvus] flavo-\|ˈfleɪvəʊ\|used as comb. form of L. flāv-us* yellow, indicating the presence of a yellow tint.1. Bot. and Entom. (Prefixed to other adjs.)1816Kirby & Sp. Entomol. (1828) II. xix. 125 note, The abdomen is covered with longish flavo-pallid hairs.1847J. Hardy in Proc. Berw. Nat. Club II. No. 5. 257 Legs dilute-flavo-testaceous.1871W. A. Leighton Lichen-Flora 38 Thallus..yellow or flavo-virescent.2. Chem. Used in the names of various compounds; as *flavo-cobalt* (whence *flavo-cobaltic), flavo-phenin, flavo-purpurin.1879Watts Dict. Chem.* 3rd Suppl. i. 111 Flavopurpurin is easily soluble in alcohol, and crystallises therefrom in golden-yellow needles.Ibid. 544 The so-called flavocobalt.1889Roscoe & Schorlemmer Chem. II. ii. 139 The Flavo-cobaltic Salts may be considered as roseo-cobalt compounds in which two-thirds of the acid radical is replaced by nitroxyl. flavo- /ˈfleɪvəʊ/ combining form of Latin flavus yellow: see -o-.Used esp. in Chemistry, sometimes with the sense ‘containing flavin’. DERIVATIVE flavoˈprotein noun (Biochemistry) any of a group of conjugated proteins having flavin mononucleotide or flavin adenine dinucleotide as cofactor, involved in oxidation-reduction reactions in the cell M20. flavo- combining form see flav-
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