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Definition of folic acid noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

folic acid

noun
 
/ˌfɒlɪk ˈæsɪd/,
 
/ˌfəʊlɪk ˈæsɪd/
 
/ˌfəʊlɪk ˈæsɪd/
[uncountable]
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  1. a vitamin found in green vegetables, liver and kidney, needed by the body for the production of red blood cells
    Word Origin1940s: folic from Latin folium ‘leaf’ + -ic.
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