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From folic acid + -ate (“salt or ester”).
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Today it means: A salt or ester of folic acid, especially one present in the vitamin B complex. Full definition →
Today it means: A salt or ester of folic acid, especially one present in the vitamin B complex. Full definition →
From folic acid + -ate (“salt or ester”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.