flavanone

noun

fla·​va·​none ˈflā-və-ˌnōn 

: any of various aromatic ketones that often occur in plants as glycosides and that constitute a subset of the flavonoids

Word History

Etymology

Latin flavus + International Scientific Vocabulary -ane + -one

First Known Use

1949, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

flavanone

noun

fla·​va·​none ˈflā-və-ˌnōn 

: a colorless crystalline ketone C₁₅H₁₂O₂

also : any of the derivatives of this ketone many of which occur in plants often in the form of glycosides