'folic acid' definitions:
Definition of 'folic acid'
From: WordNet
noun
A B vitamin that is essential for cell growth and reproduction [syn: vitamin Bc, vitamin M, folate, folic acid, folacin, pteroylglutamic acid, pteroylmonoglutamic acid]
Definition of 'folic acid'
From: GCIDE
- vitamin Bc \vitamin Bc\ n. a B vitamin that is essential for cell growth and reproduction. Also called folic acid
- Syn: vitamin M, folic acid, folacin, pteroylglutamic acid, pteroylmonoglutamic acid. [WordNet 1.5]