a former name (esp US and Canadian) for riboflavin
riboflavin in British English
or riboflavine (ˌraɪbəʊˈfleɪvɪn)
noun
a yellow water-soluble vitamin of the B complex that occurs in green vegetables, germinating seeds, and in milk, fish, egg yolk, liver, and kidney. It is essential for the carbohydrate metabolism of cells. It is used as a permitted food colour, yellow or orange-yellow (E101). Formula: C17H20N4O6
Also: vitamin B2, lactoflavin
Word origin
C20: from ribose + flavin
vitamin G in American English
noun
riboflavin
Word origin
[1925–30]This word is first recorded in the period 1925–30. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Nazi, distinctive feature, payload, recycle, reflex camera