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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A salt or ester of folic acid, especially one present in the vitamin B complex.
2. 2
   a B vitamin that is essential for cell growth and reproduction wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

folacinfolic acidpteroylglutamic acidpteroylmonoglutamic acidvitamin bcvitamin bc

Etymology

From folic acid + -ate (“salt or ester”).

Related phrases

folic acidvitamin b complex

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