FOLATE

Meaning of FOLATE in English

A B-complex vitamin that is being studied as a cancer prevention agent. Also called folic acid.

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FOLATE — noun Date: 1951 folic acid
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
FOLATE — ˈfōˌlāt noun ( -s ) Etymology: fol ic (acid) + -ate (I) : folic acid ; also : a salt …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FOLATE — noun Date: 1951 : folic acid
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FOLATE — [ 'fəʊleɪt ] ■ noun Biochemistry a salt or ester of folic acid.
Concise Oxford English vocab
FOLATE — [fo.late] n (1951): folic acid
Merriam-Webster English vocab
FOLATE — a vitamin necessary for red blood cell production and proper neurological function. Levels may be reduced in individuals with severe …
AIDS English Glossary
FOLATE — Фолиевая кислота
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
FOLATE — соль фолиевой кислоты, фолат
Новый Англо-Русский медицинский словарь
FOLATE — adj. Pronunciation: ' f ō - ˌ l ā t Function: noun Date: 1951 : FOLIC ACID
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
FOLATE (FOLIC ACID) — Folic acid is an important factor in nucleic acid synthesis (the genetic material of all cells). Deficiency leads to megaloblastic …
English Dictionary of Medicine
FOLATE ANTAGONIST — A substance that blocks the activity of folic acid. Folate antagonists are used to treat cancer. Also called antifolate.
NCI English Dictionary of Cancer Terms
FOLIC ACID — or folate Organic compound essential to animal growth and health and needed by bacteria as a growth factor. Part of …
Английский словарь Британика
NUTRACEUTICAL — noun also nu·tri·ceu·ti·cal ˌn(y)ü.trəˈsüd.ə̇kəl ( -s ) Etymology: nutraceutical from nutr ition + 2 pharm aceutical ; nutriceutical from nutri …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
VITAMIN B12 — also called Cyanocobalamin, a complex water-soluble organic compound that is essential to a number of microorganisms and animals, including humans. …
Britannica English vocabulary
FOLIC ACID — also called Pteroylglutamic Acid, Folate, or Folacin, a vitamin of the B complex that is essential in animal metabolism and …
Britannica English vocabulary
TUBE — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a tube of paint ▪ There was a painting on one of the easels and …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SPINA BIFIDA — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Felix and Gerald, whom he recognises from his special school, have spina bifida and hydrocephalus. …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SPECIMEN — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE antral ▪ Another of the antral biopsy specimens was Gram stained and cultured. ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
NEURAL — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES neural computer neural network ▪ By 1989, they were using neural networks to assess credit …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BIOPSY — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE antral ▪ Invitro gastric antral biopsies were stimulated by vortex mixing and eicosanoid measurements …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FOLIC ACID — or folate Organic compound essential to animal growth and health and needed by bacteria as a growth factor. Part of …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
ANEMIA — is the condition of having less than the normal number of red blood cells or hemoglobin in the blood. The …
English Dictionary of Medicine
VITAMIN B12 — A vitamin that is needed to make red blood cells and DNA (the genetic material in cells) and to keep …
NCI English Dictionary of Cancer Terms
FOLIC ACID — A B-complex vitamin that is being studied as a cancer prevention agent. Also called folate.
NCI English Dictionary of Cancer Terms
COBALAMIN — A vitamin that is needed to make red blood cells and DNA (the genetic material in cells) and to keep …
NCI English Dictionary of Cancer Terms
ANTIFOLATE — A substance that blocks the activity of folic acid. Antifolates are used to treat cancer. Also called folate antagonist.
NCI English Dictionary of Cancer Terms
PIRITREXIM — A substance that is being studied in the treatment of cancer. It belongs to the family of drugs called folate …
NCI English Dictionary of Cancer Terms
10-PROPARGYL-10-DEAZAAMINOPTERIN — A substance that is being studied in the treatment of cancer. It belongs to the family of drugs called folate …
NCI English Dictionary of Cancer Terms
FOLIC ACID — a B complex vitamin important for red blood cell production. Folate is a salt or ester of folic acid. Deficiency …
AIDS English Glossary

NCI English Dictionary of Cancer Terms

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