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folacin

American  
[fol-uh-sin] / ˈfɒl ə sɪn /

noun

Biochemistry.

  1. folic acid.

folacin British  
/ ˈfɒləsɪn /

noun

  1. another name for folic acid

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Etymology

Origin of folacin

First recorded in 1945–50; fol(ic) ac(id) + -in 2

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