folic acid

English

Etymology

From Latin folium (“leaf”), from its occurrence in leafy vegetables.

Noun

folic acid (uncountable)

(biochemistry, organic chemistry) A polycyclic heterocyclic carboxylic acid, one of the vitamin B complex, essential for cell growth and reproduction

Synonyms

Derived terms

folate
folyl

Translations

vitamin B9, a polycyclic heterocyclic carboxylic acid

Basque: azido foliko
Catalan: àcid fòlic m
Chinese:
Mandarin: 葉酸 (zh), 叶酸 (zh) (yèsuān)
Czech: kyselina listová f
Finnish: foolihappo
French: acide folique (fr) m
German: Folsäure (de) f

Hebrew: חומצה פולית‎‎ (khomtza folit)
Icelandic: fólínsýra f
Irish: aigéad fólach m
Portuguese: ácido fólico m
Scottish Gaelic: searbhag dhuilleagach f
Serbo-Croatian: folna kiselina f
Spanish: ácido fólico m
Welsh: asid ffolig

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