folic acid
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folic acid
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From Latin folium (“leaf”), from its occurrence in leafy vegetables.
noun
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A polycyclic heterocyclic carboxylic acid, one of the vitamin B complex, essential for cell growth and reproduction
Similar: vitamin B9, vitamin Bc, vitamin M, pteroylglutamic acid
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noun vitamin B9, a polycyclic heterocyclic carboxylic acid
| Español | ácido fólico |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 엽산 yeopsan |
| 日本語 | 葉酸 yousan |
| 中文 | 葉酸 /叶酸 yèsuān |
| Kiswahili | foliki asidi, asidi ya foliki |
| Português | ácido fólico |
| Français | acide folique |
| Deutsch | Folsäure |
| Italiano | acido folico |
| Русский | фо́лиевая кислота́ fólijevaja kislotá |
| עברית | חומצה פולית khomtza folit |
Talk about this word "folic acid." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/folic%20acid. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. folic acid. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/folic%20acid "folic acid." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/folic%20acid.Cite this
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title = {folic acid},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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