folic

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10
Words With Friends
12
Letters
5

Definition of folic

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. (not-comparable)Of or relating to foliage; pteroylglutamic, as in folic acid.
    “It is especially abundant in green leaves of many kinds, including grass. Because of this fact, and since we have obtained what appears to be a nearly pure chemical entity, we suggest the name folic acid (Latin, folium—leaf).”

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Etymology

From Latin folium (“leaf”) + -ic. Coined in 1941 (see quote below).

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