flavone
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Etymology edit
From Latin flāvus (“yellow”) + -one, as many are yellow in nature.
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Noun edit
flavone (countable and uncountable, plural flavones)
- (organic chemistry) Any of a class of tricyclic aromatic heterocyclic ketones, especially the naturally occurring flavonoids.
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flavone m (plural flavoni)