folic acid

fo·lic ac·id

F f

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [foh-lik, fol-ik as-id]
- /ˈfoʊ lɪk, ˈfɒl ɪk ˈæs ɪd/
- /ˈfɑː.lɪk ˈæ.sɪd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [foh-lik, fol-ik as-id]
- /ˈfoʊ lɪk, ˈfɒl ɪk ˈæs ɪd/

Definitions of folic acid words

noun folic acid a water-soluble vitamin that is converted to a coenzyme essential to purine and thymine biosynthesis: deficiency causes a form of anemia. 1
uncountable noun folic acid Folic acid is one of the B group of vitamins. It is found in green vegetables and fruit. 0
noun folic acid any of a group of vitamins of the B complex 0
noun folic acid any of a group of vitamins of the B complex, including pteroylglutamic acid and its derivatives: used in the treatment of megaloblastic anaemia 0
noun folic acid a crystalline substance, C19H19N7O6, found in green leaves and in certain other plant and animal tissues, exhibiting vitamin B activity: used in medicine, esp. for treating certain anemias 0
noun folic acid (biochemistry, organic chemistry) A polycyclic heterocyclic carboxylic acid, one of the vitamin B complex, essential for cell growth and reproduction. 0

See all 6 definitions of folic acid

Information block about the term

Origin of folic acid

First appearance:

before 1940

One of the 7% newest English words

First recorded in 1940-45

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Folic acid

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Folic acid

folic acid popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 65% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

folic acid usage trend in Literature

This diagram is provided by Google Ngram Viewer