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folate

DEFINITIONS OF: folate

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n a B vitamin that is essential for cell growth and reproduction

Synonyms:
folacin, folic acid, pteroylglutamic acid, pteroylmonoglutamic acid, vitamin Bc, vitamin M
Type of:
B, B complex, B vitamin, B-complex vitamin, vitamin B, vitamin B complex
originally thought to be a single vitamin but now separated into several B vitamins
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