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folic acid

n. a vitamin of the B complex, found in leafy green vegetables, liver, and kidney, a deficiency of which causes pernicious anaemia. Also called FOLACIN or PTEROYLGLUTAMIC ACID.
Etymology: L folium leaf (because found esp. in green leaves) + -IC

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folic acid f50 [ˌfɒlɪk ˈæsɪd] [ˌfəʊlɪk ˈæsɪd] [ˌfoʊlɪk ˈæsɪd] noun uncountable

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

Word Origin:

[folic acid] 1940s: folic from Latin folium ‘leaf’ + ↑-ic.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.