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folic acid Definition

fo·lic acid (lik)

noun

a crystalline substance, CHNO, found in green leaves and in certain other plant and animal tissues, exhibiting vitamin B activity: used in medicine, esp. for treating certain anemias

Etymology: < L folium, a leaf (see foliate) + -ic

folic acid Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • take: Or did it say taking excess folic acid can harm your baby?
  • add: In 2000, COMA concluded that adding folic acid to flour would significantly reduce the number of pregnancies and births complicated by NTDs.
  • avoid: Individuals taking Methotrexate should avoid folic acid in doses of 1mg and above unless under supervision.
  • show: Research shows that folic acid is not harmful to you or your baby and does not produce any side effects.
  • indicate: This indicates that folic acid can modulate key mechanisms for growth and differential in the central nervous system.

Adjective modifier

  • e.g.: Promotion of food and health for the general population e.g. folic acid in pregnancy, healthy cooking demonstrations.

Preposition: per

  • day: Pregnant mothers in general take 400 micrograms ( which is 0.4mg ) of folic acid per day.

Preposition: in

  • pregnancy: Promotion of food and health for the general population e.g. folic acid in pregnancy, healthy cooking demonstrations.
  • dose: Individuals taking Methotrexate should avoid folic acid in doses of 1mg and above unless under supervision.

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