folic acid

noun

A polycyclic heterocyclic carboxylic acid, one of the vitamin B complex, essential for cell growth and reproduction

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vitamin B9vitamin Bcvitamin Mpteroylglutamic acidfolatefolacinpteroylmonoglutamic acid
OriginLatin folium →
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Meanings

nounfolic acid (uncountable)
  1. uncountablebiochemistryA 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

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA polycyclic heterocyclic carboxylic acid, one of the vitamin B complex, essential for cell growth and reproduction

Similar
vitamin B9vitamin Bcvitamin Mpteroylglutamic acid

More synonyms by meaning

nouna B vitamin that is essential for cell growth and reproduction

Similar
vitamin Bcvitamin Mfolatefolacinpteroylglutamic acidpteroylmonoglutamic acid
Broader
B-complex vitaminB complexvitamin B complex
Also see
folacinfolatepteroylglutamic acidpteroylmonoglutamic acidvitamin b9vitamin bcvitamin m

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Origin

  1. Latinfolium“leaf”
  2. Englishfolic acid

From Latin folium (“leaf”), from its occurrence in leafy vegetables.

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Translations

Basque azido foliko
  • azido folikovitamin B9, a polycyclic heterocyclic carboxylic acid
Catalan àcid fòlic
  • àcid fòlicvitamin B9, a polycyclic heterocyclic carboxylic acid
Chinese Mandarin 葉酸 /叶酸
  • 葉酸 /叶酸 (yèsuān)vitamin B9, a polycyclic heterocyclic carboxylic acid
Czech kyselina listová
  • kyselina listovávitamin B9, a polycyclic heterocyclic carboxylic acid
Danish folinsyre
  • folinsyrevitamin B9, a polycyclic heterocyclic carboxylic acid
Dutch foliumzuur, folaat
  • foliumzuurvitamin B9, a polycyclic heterocyclic carboxylic acid
  • folaatvitamin B9, a polycyclic heterocyclic carboxylic acid
Finnish foolihappo
  • foolihappovitamin B9, a polycyclic heterocyclic carboxylic acid
French acide folique
  • acide foliquevitamin B9, a polycyclic heterocyclic carboxylic acid
German Folsäure
  • Folsäurevitamin B9, a polycyclic heterocyclic carboxylic acid
Hebrew חומצה פולית
  • חומצה פולית (khomtza folit)vitamin B9, a polycyclic heterocyclic carboxylic acid
Hungarian folsav
  • folsavvitamin B9, a polycyclic heterocyclic carboxylic acid
Icelandic fólínsýra
  • fólínsýravitamin B9, a polycyclic heterocyclic carboxylic acid
Irish aigéad fólach
  • aigéad fólachvitamin B9, a polycyclic heterocyclic carboxylic acid
Italian acido folico
  • acido folicovitamin B9, a polycyclic heterocyclic carboxylic acid
Japanese 葉酸
  • 葉酸 (yousan)vitamin B9, a polycyclic heterocyclic carboxylic acid
Korean 엽산
  • 엽산 (yeopsan)vitamin B9, a polycyclic heterocyclic carboxylic acid
Portuguese ácido fólico
  • ácido fólicovitamin B9, a polycyclic heterocyclic carboxylic acid
Russian фо́лиевая кислота́
  • фо́лиевая кислота́ (fólijevaja kislotá)vitamin B9, a polycyclic heterocyclic carboxylic acid
Scottish Gaelic searbhag dhuilleagach
  • searbhag dhuilleagachvitamin B9, a polycyclic heterocyclic carboxylic acid
Spanish ácido fólico
  • ácido fólicovitamin B9, a polycyclic heterocyclic carboxylic acid
Swahili foliki asidi, asidi ya foliki
  • foliki asidivitamin B9, a polycyclic heterocyclic carboxylic acid
  • asidi ya folikivitamin B9, a polycyclic heterocyclic carboxylic acid
Swedish folsyra
  • folsyravitamin B9, a polycyclic heterocyclic carboxylic acid
Welsh asid ffolig
  • asid ffoligvitamin B9, a polycyclic heterocyclic carboxylic acid
Cite this entry
APA

folic acid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/folic%20acid

MLA

“folic acid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/folic%20acid. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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