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noun
A salt or ester of folic acid, especially one present in the vitamin B complex.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biochemistry, biology, chemistry, microbiology, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a B vitamin that is essential for cell growth and reproduction
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: vitamin Bc, vitamin M, folic acid, folacin, pteroylglutamic acid, pteroylmonoglutamic acid
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: B-complex vitamin, B complex, vitamin B complex, vitamin B, B vitamin, B
History
From folic acid + -ate (“salt or ester”).
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