flavo-
| 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: < L
flāv(
us) yellow, blonde +
-o- 
flav-
pref. Variant of flavo-. |
flavo- or flav-
pref. Yellow: flavin. Flavin: flavoprotein.
[Latin flāvus, yellow; see bhel-1 in Indo-European roots.] |
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flavo- or flav-
pref.
Yellow: flavin.
Flavin: flavoprotein.
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