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folic acid
uncountable noun: Folic acid is one of the B group of vitamins. It is found in green vegetables and fruit.

folic acid in American English
a crystalline substance, C19 H19N7 O6, found in green leaves and in certain other plant and animal tissues, exhibiting vitamin B activity: used in medicine, esp. for treating certain anemias
noun: a water-soluble vitamin that is converted to a coenzyme essential to purine and thymine biosynthesis: deficiency causes a form of anemia

folic acid in British English
any of a group of vitamins of the B complex
noun: any of a group of vitamins of the B complex, including pteroylglutamic acid and its derivatives: used in the treatment of megaloblastic anaemia

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