folate

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(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.

Origin: fol(ic acid) + -ate

See folate in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. A salt or ester of folic acid.
  2. See folic acid.

Origin:

Origin: fol(ic acid)

Origin: + -ate2

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