pteroylglutamic acid

noun

folic acid, a polycyclic heterocyclic carboxylic acid of the vitamin B complex, essential for cell growth and reproduction.

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vitamin B9vitamin Bcvitamin Mfolatefolic acidfolacinpteroylmonoglutamic acid
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Meanings

nounpteroylglutamic acid (uncountable)
  1. dateduncountablebiochemistryfolic acid, a polycyclic heterocyclic carboxylic acid of the vitamin B complex, essential for cell growth and reproduction.

    Synonyms: vitamin B9, vitamin Bc, vitamin M

Synonyms & antonyms

nounfolic acid, a polycyclic heterocyclic carboxylic acid of the vitamin B complex, essential for cell growth and reproduction.

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vitamin B9vitamin Bcvitamin M

More synonyms by meaning

nouna B vitamin that is essential for cell growth and reproduction

Similar
vitamin Bcvitamin Mfolatefolic acidfolacinpteroylmonoglutamic acid
Broader
B-complex vitaminB complexvitamin B complex
Also see
folacinfolatefolic acidpteroylmonoglutamic acidvitamin bcvitamin m

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