| flaunt | To throw or spread out; to flutter; to move ostentatiously; as, a flaunting show. "You flaunt about the streets in your new gilt chariot." (Arbuthnot) "One flaunts in rags, one flutters in brocade." (Pope) Origin: Cf. Dial. G. Flandern to flutter, wave; perh. Akin to E. Flatter, flutter. To display ostentatiously; to make an impudent show of. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| flavaniline | <chemistry> A yellow, crystalline, organic dyestuff, C16H14N2, of artifical production. It is a strong base, and is a complex derivative of aniline and quinoline. Origin: L. Flavus yellow + E. Aniline. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| flavanone 7-O-beta-glucosyltransferase | <enzyme> Catalyses the glucosylation of the 7-oh group of naringenin to prunin; from citrus paradisi; proposed EC 2.4.1.185 Registry number: EC 2.4.1.- Synonym: f7o-glucosyltransferase (26 Jun 1999) |
| flavanone synthetase | <enzyme> Forms naringenin and eriodictytol from malonyl-CoA and p-coumaroyl-CoA or malonyl-CoA + caffeoyl-CoA, respectively Registry number: EC 2.3.1.74 Synonym: chalcone synthase, narigenin-chalcone synthase (26 Jun 1999) |
| flavedo | Yellowness or sallowness of the skin. Origin: L. Flavus, yellow (05 Mar 2000) |
| flavianic acid | A naphthol derivative dye, 8-hydroxy-5,7-dinitro-2-naphthalenesulfonic acid, useful in the precipitation (and subsequent determination) of arginine and other basic substances. (05 Mar 2000) |
| flavicomous | Having yellow hair. Origin: L. Flavicomus; flavus yellow + coma hair. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| flavin | <biochemistry> A derivative of riboflavin (vitamin B2) which can exist as a chemical group of other important biomolecules such as flavin adenine dinucleotide or flavin mononucleotide. (09 Oct 1997) |
| flavin adenine dinucleotide | <biochemistry> Flavin derivatives that act as prosthetic groups (covalently linked cofactors) for flavin enzymes. (18 Nov 1997) |
| flavin mononucleotide | <biochemistry> This biomolecule serves as a coenzyme for some enzymes that catalyse oxidation-reduction reactions. (09 Oct 1997) |
| flavin mononucleotide reductase | <enzyme> Nad(p)h + h+ + fmn yields NADP(+) + fmnh(2) Registry number: EC 1.6.99.- Synonym: flavin reductase, fmn reductase, NADPH-fmn oxidoreductase, NADH-fmn oxidoreductase, NADPH-flavin oxidoreductase, NADPH-flavin reductase, NADH-flavin oxidoreductase, frase i (26 Jun 1999) |
| flavin nucleotide | <biochemistry> Flavin derivatives that act as prosthetic groups (covalently linked cofactors) for flavin enzymes. (18 Nov 1997) |
| flavin-containing monooxygenase-3 | See Fish-odour syndrome. (12 Dec 1998) |
| flavin-linked dehydrogenase | <enzyme> A dehydrogenase that requires a riboflavin coenzyme to function properly. (09 Oct 1997) |
| flavine | <chemistry> A yellow, crystalline, organic base, C13H12N2O, obtained artificially. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |