Folic Acid Definition

fōlĭk, fŏlĭk
noun
A crystalline substance, C19H19N7O6, found in green leaves and in certain other plant and animal tissues, exhibiting vitamin B activity: used in medicine, esp. for treating certain anemias.
Webster's New World
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Origin of Folic Acid

  • Latin folium leaf folium –ic

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Folic Acid Sentence Examples

  • Further work is also needed on the affinity chromatography procedure to enable total folic acid to be measured without further HPLC.

  • Because light and heat destroy folic acid, fruits and vegetables should be eaten raw or cooked as little as possible to help assimilation of folic acid.

  • Vitamins C + D Folic Acid (folate) is especially helpful in preventing birth defects.

  • Let p 1 be the true proportion of babies born with major birth defects to women who did not take folic acid.

  • Or did it say taking excess folic acid can harm your baby?

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Words Starting With

FFOFOL

Words Ending With

DIDCID

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folic acid

Words Starting With F and Ending With D

Starts With F & Ends With DStarts With FO & Ends With DStarts With F & Ends With ID

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10 Letter Words10 Letter Words Starting With F10 Letter Words Ending With D