n. a vitamin of the B complex, found in leafy green vegetables, liver, and kidney, a deficiency of which causes pernicious anaemia. Also called FOLACIN or PTEROYLGLUTAMIC ACID.
[ L folium leaf (because found esp. in green leaves) + -IC ]
n. a vitamin of the B complex, found in leafy green vegetables, liver, and kidney, a deficiency of which causes pernicious anaemia. Also called FOLACIN or PTEROYLGLUTAMIC ACID.
[ L folium leaf (because found esp. in green leaves) + -IC ]
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012