folic acid en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From Latin folium (“leaf”), from its occurrence in leafy vegetables.
Meanings
- (uncountable) A polycyclic heterocyclic carboxylic acid, one of the vitamin B complex, essential for cell growth and reproduction
Coordinates
Synonyms
vitamin M · pteroylglutamic acid · vitamin Bc · vitamin B9
Translations (29)
eu azido foliko (vitamin B9, a polycyclic heterocyclic carboxylic acid) · da folinsyre (vitamin B9, a polycyclic heterocyclic carboxylic acid) · cy asid ffolig (vitamin B9, a polycyclic heterocyclic carboxylic acid) · fr acide folique (vitamin B9, a polycyclic heterocyclic carboxylic acid) · ja 葉酸 (vitamin B9, a polycyclic heterocyclic carboxylic acid) · sv folsyra (vitamin B9, a polycyclic heterocyclic carboxylic acid) · nl folaat (vitamin B9, a polycyclic heterocyclic carboxylic acid) · he חומצה פולית (vitamin B9, a polycyclic heterocyclic carboxylic acid) · is fólínsýra (vitamin B9, a polycyclic heterocyclic carboxylic acid) · ga aigéad fólach (vitamin B9, a polycyclic heterocyclic carboxylic acid) · mk фолна киселина (vitamin B9, a polycyclic heterocyclic carboxylic acid) · ko 엽산 (vitamin B9, a polycyclic heterocyclic carboxylic acid) · es ácido fólico (vitamin B9, a polycyclic heterocyclic carboxylic acid) · ca àcid fòlic (vitamin B9, a polycyclic heterocyclic carboxylic acid) · hu folsav (vitamin B9, a polycyclic heterocyclic carboxylic acid) · sw foliki asidi (vitamin B9, a polycyclic heterocyclic carboxylic acid) · sw asidi ya foliki (vitamin B9, a polycyclic heterocyclic carboxylic acid) · sh фолна киселѝна (vitamin B9, a polycyclic heterocyclic carboxylic acid) · fi foolihappo (vitamin B9, a polycyclic heterocyclic carboxylic acid) · pt ácido fólico (vitamin B9, a polycyclic heterocyclic carboxylic acid) · gd searbhag dhuilleagach (vitamin B9, a polycyclic heterocyclic carboxylic acid) · cmn 葉酸 /叶酸 (vitamin B9, a polycyclic heterocyclic carboxylic acid) · de Folsäure (vitamin B9, a polycyclic heterocyclic carboxylic acid) · sh folna kiselìna (vitamin B9, a polycyclic heterocyclic carboxylic acid) · ru фо́лиевая кислота́ (vitamin B9, a polycyclic heterocyclic carboxylic acid) · cs kyselina listová (vitamin B9, a polycyclic heterocyclic carboxylic acid) · fo folinsýra (vitamin B9, a polycyclic heterocyclic carboxylic acid) · nl foliumzuur (vitamin B9, a polycyclic heterocyclic carboxylic acid) · it acido folico (vitamin B9, a polycyclic heterocyclic carboxylic acid)