- folic acid fo·lic acid n
- [ˌfəʊlɪk'æsɪd]
acido folico
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folic acid fo·lic acid n
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Folic acid — One of the B vitamins that is a key factor in the synthesis (the making) of nucleic acid (DNA and RNA). A deficiency of folic acid after birth causes a kind of anemia, namely, megaloblastic anemia in which there is a paucity of red blood cells… … Medical dictionary
folic acid — fo|lic acid [ˌfəulık ˈæsıd, ˌfɔ US ˌfou , ˌfa: ] n [U] a ↑vitamin found especially in green vegetables, used by the body to produce red blood cells … Dictionary of contemporary English
folic acid — fo′lic ac′id n. biochem. a water soluble vitamin that is converted to a coenzyme essential to purine and thymine biosynthesis: deficiency causes a form of anemia • Etymology: 1941; < L fol(ium) leaf + ic … From formal English to slang
folic — fo•lic [[t]ˈfoʊ lɪk, ˈfɒl ɪk[/t]] adj. chem. of or derived from folic acid • Etymology: 1940–45 … From formal English to slang
tetrahydrofolic acid — The active coenzyme form of folic acid; participates in one carbon metabolism. SYN: coenzyme F. * * * tet·ra·hy·dro·fo·lic acid .fō lik n a metabolically active reduced form C19H23N7O6 of folic acid that acts as a coenzyme in the transfer of… … Medical dictionary
an|ti|fo|lic — «AN tee FOH lihk, FOL ihk», noun, adjective. –n. any one of a group of compounds that counteract the effects of folic acid. –adj. having the ability to counteract folic acid … Useful english dictionary
Dimethyltryptamine — Systematic (IUPAC) name 2 (1H indol 3 yl) N … Wikipedia
MDMA — Systematic (IUPAC) name (RS) 1 (benzo[d][1,3]dioxol 5 … Wikipedia
