Vitamin B2, alternatively

• A B vitamin that prevents skin lesions and weight loss

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. a B vitamin that prevents skin lesions and weight loss [syn: vitamin B2 , vitamin G , lactoflavin , ovoflavin , hepatoflavin ]

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Riboflavin ( vitamin B ) is part of the vitamin B group. It is the central component of the cofactors FAD and FMN and as such required for a variety of flavoprotein enzyme reactions including activation of other vitamins. It was formerly known as vitamin ...

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Chemically, the antimalarial drug Atebrin or mepacrine had some resemblance to riboflavin . ▪ Early attempts to fortify rice included riboflavin along with the other constituents. ▪ Half-a-pint of light ale provides about 7% ...

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
growth-promoting substance known as vitamin B2, 1935, from German Riboflavin (1935), from comb. form of ribose + flavin , from Latin flavus "yellow" (see blue (1)); so called from its color. Also sometimes known as lactoflavine , as it is found in milk.

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context vitamin English) Yellow or orange-yellow water-soluble compound, a member of the vitamin B complex, that acts as a growth-promoting factor in humans and other animals.