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folic acid

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.70 in modern English

Syllables
folic acid
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A polycyclic heterocyclic carboxylic acid, one of the vitamin B complex, essential for cell growth and reproduction

Uncountable

Etymology

From Latin folium (“leaf”), from its occurrence in leafy vegetables.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Frequently Paired Words

folate

Synonyms

vitamin B9 vitamin Bc vitamin M pteroylglutamic acid folate folacin pteroylmonoglutamic acid

Questions

What does folic acid mean?
A polycyclic heterocyclic carboxylic acid, one of the vitamin B complex, essential for cell growth and reproduction
Where does folic acid come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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