FOLIC ACID


Meaning of FOLIC ACID in English

Pronunciation: ˌ f ō -lik-

Function: noun

Etymology: Latin folium

Date: 1941

: a crystalline vitamin C 19 H 19 N 7 O 6 of the B complex that is used especially in the treatment of nutritional anemias ― called also pteroylglutamic acid

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