folate

fo·late (fō′lāt′)

noun

a B vitamin, the natural form of folic acid, that is needed to produce and maintain new cells, found in spinach, beans, citrus fruits, etc.

Etymology: fol(ic acid) + -ate

Converse of object

contain: Whole grain products are not enriched as they already contain natural folate.
take: There was one statistically significant result for women who had taken 5 mg folate.

Adjective modifier

dietary: The new form of dietary folate is about to change all that.
red: Mean concentrations of plasma vitamin C and red cell folate were significantly lower for men and women in receipt of household benefits.
total: Levels of total folate were generally in good agreement with the average levels given on the labels.
natural: Whole grain products are not enriched as they already contain natural folate.
supplemental: However to prevent neural tube defects, supplemental folate must be taken early in gestation.
low: Comment The association between high serum homocysteine and low serum folate and dementia appears to be reproducible.

Modifies a noun

supplementation: The most common form of folate supplementation was through tablets which were taken by 65 % of mothers who reported increasing their folate intake.
deficiency: A low intake of these foods may result in folate deficiency.
metabolism: Both genes function in folate metabolism, which might explain the observation.
intake: Folate intake is found to be directly related to prostate cancer risk.
receptor: The vitamin folic acid exhibits high affinity for the endocytosed, membrane-bound folate receptor.
supplement: Pregnant or nursing women are also urged to take a folate supplement of 400 mcg per day to prevent a deficiency of the vitamin.

Modifying Another Word

enough: Folate: How To Lower Your Risk Of Heart Disease Are you getting enough folate?

Noun used with modifier

serum: Dietary intakes and serum folate concentrations of teenage girls.
vitamin: Good for expectant mothers Asparagus is an excellent source of the B vitamin folate.
cell: Mean concentrations of plasma vitamin C and red cell folate were significantly lower for men and women in receipt of household benefits.
and/or: The doctor is looking for vitamin B12 and/or folate deficiencies.

Preposition: in

diet: Good sources of folate in the diet include beans, lentils, nuts and green vegetables.

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