Associations to the word «Flavone»

Wiktionary

FLAVONE, noun. (chemistry) any of a class of tricyclic aromatic heterocyclic ketones, especially the naturally occurring flavonoids
FLAVONE, noun. (chemistry) (uncountable) the parent compound of this class

Dictionary definition

FLAVONE, noun. A colorless crystalline compound that is part of a number of white or yellow plant pigments.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats