Definition

Noun: A B vitamin that prevents skin lesions and weight loss. It is a yellow, water-soluble organic compound essential for human health, also known as riboflavin. It plays a crucial role in energy production and cellular function.

Usage

This is a technical/scientific term. It is used primarily in biochemical, nutritional, and medical contexts to refer specifically to the compound riboflavin (vitamin B2).

Examples

• A deficiency in lactoflavin can lead to ariboflavinosis.
• Milk and eggs are good dietary sources of lactoflavin.
• The biochemical role of lactoflavin is as a precursor to coenzymes.

Advanced Usage

• The term is largely synonymous with riboflavin and vitamin B2. "Riboflavin" is the more common term in modern scientific and nutritional literature.
• It can be found in compound nouns describing its chemical forms, such as lactoflavin phosphate (another name for flavin mononucleotide, or FMN).

Variants and Related Words

• Riboflavin (n): The most common modern name for the same vitamin.
• Vitamin B2 (n): The nutritional designation.
• Flavin (n): The core chemical structure; a class of yellow pigments to which lactoflavin belongs.

Synonyms

Riboflavin, vitamin B2, hepatoflavin (an obsolete synonym), ovoflavin (an obsolete synonym).

Notes on Meaning

This word has a single, specific scientific meaning. It is not used in idiomatic expressions or phrasal verbs. Its usage in everyday language is very rare; "riboflavin" or "vitamin B2" are preferred.

Noun

1. a B vitamin that prevents skin lesions and weight loss