bioflavonoid

[ bahy-oh-fley-vuh-noid ]
/ ˌbaɪ oʊˈfleɪ vəˌnɔɪd /

noun Biochemistry.

any of a group of water-soluble yellow compounds, present in citrus fruits, rose hips, and other plants, that in mammals maintain the resistance of capillary walls to permeation and change of pressure.
Also called citrin, flavonoid, vitamin P.

Origin of bioflavonoid

1950–55; bio- + flavonoid any derivative of flavone ( flavon(e) + -oid)

Words nearby bioflavonoid

bioethanol, bioethics, biofact, biofeedback, biofilm, bioflavonoid, biofog, biofortification, biofouling, biofuel, biog

British Dictionary definitions for bioflavonoid

bioflavonoid
/ (ˌbaɪəʊˈfleɪvəˌnɔɪd) /

noun

another name for vitamin P

Scientific definitions for bioflavonoid

bioflavonoid
[ bī′ō-flā′və-noid′ ]

See flavonoid.