Definition

1. Noun:
   • A colorless crystalline compound: Flavone is a specific organic chemical compound with a crystalline structure and no color.
   • A constituent of plant pigments: It forms the core chemical structure for a range of white or yellow pigments found in plants.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The chemists isolated flavone from the plant extract.
  • Flavone is a key structure for understanding many natural pigments.

Advanced Usage

• In Biochemistry: Flavone is studied as a parent structure for the flavonoid class of compounds, which have various biological activities.
  • Researchers are investigating the antioxidant properties of the flavone structure.

Variants and Related Words

• Flavonoid (n): A larger class of plant compounds, many of which are based on the flavone structure.
  • Citrus fruits contain many beneficial flavonoids.

Synonyms

• Organic compound: A broad term for chemical compounds containing carbon.
• Pigment precursor: A substance that is a building block for pigments.

Different Meanings

• This term is highly specific to organic chemistry and botany. It does not have common alternative meanings in everyday language.

Notes

• Flavone itself is colorless, but its derivatives create yellow and white colors in flowers and other plant tissues.

Noun

1. a colorless crystalline compound that is part of a number of white or yellow plant pigments