FOLIC ACID


Meaning of FOLIC ACID in English

/ ˌfɒlɪk ˈæsɪd; ˌfəʊ-; NAmE ˌfoʊ-/ noun

[ U ] a vitamin found in green vegetables, liver and kidney , needed by the body for the production of red blood cells

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WORD ORIGIN

1940s: folic from Latin folium leaf + -ic .

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