folic acid
English
Noun
- (biochemistry, organic chemistry) A polycyclic heterocyclic carboxylic acid, one of the vitamin B complex, essential for cell growth and reproduction
- Synonyms: vitamin B9, vitamin Bc, vitamin M, pteroylglutamic acid
Usage notes
Do not confuse folic acid (a vitamin) with folinic acid (a chemotherapeutic medication).
Coordinate terms
- folate (coordinate as a base versus an acid, but synonymous in the practical sense that the conjugate base and conjugate acid coexist in solution)
Translations
vitamin B9, a polycyclic heterocyclic carboxylic acid
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