bioflavonoidn.
/ˌbʌɪəʊˈfleɪvᵻnɔɪd/, U.S. /ˌbaɪoʊˈfleɪvəˌnɔɪd/ Biochemistry.
Any of a group of flavonoids of plant origin which have effects on vascular integrity and permeability and various other physiological and pathological processes.
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1951 G. J. Martin Biol. Antagonism xvi. 377 Little work has been done with the possible biological antagonists of vitamins ‘P’, which might better be designated as the bioflavonoids.
1976 Med. Hypotheses 2 194/1 The government authorities should insist that only pure bio-flavonoids be allowed on the market.
1989 Woman's Realm 11 Apr. 10/5 Useful dietary supplements include a multivitamin/mineral complex, extra vitamin C with bioflavonoids, betacarotene, a safe, non-toxic form of vitamin A.
1998 R. A. Ricker Smart Guide Vitamins & Healing Suppl. ii. 33 In combination with bioflavonoids, vitamin C was found to help clear up blood clots in leg veins.
2006 Guardian 16 Sept. (Weekend Suppl.) 63/4 Many years ago, bioflavonoids were classed as vitamin P and then more or less dismissed as of no significance.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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