| any of a group of water-soluble yellow compounds, present in citrus fruits, rose hips, and other plants, that in mammals maintain the resistance of capillary walls to permeation and change of pressure. |
bi·o·fla·vo·noid (bī'ō-flā'və-noid') n. See flavonoid. |
| bioflavonoid (bī'ō-flā'və-noid') Pronunciation Key
See flavonoid. |