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folacin

[ fol-uh-sin ]
/ ˈfɒl ə sɪn /

noun Biochemistry.

folic acid.

Nearby words

  1. fokine,
  2. fokine, michel,
  3. fokker,
  4. fokker, anthony,
  5. fol.,
  6. folate,
  7. fold,
  8. fold one's tent,
  9. fold up,
  10. fold-and-thrust belt

Origin of folacin

First recorded in 1945–50; fol(ic) ac(id) + -in2
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British Dictionary definitions for folacin

folacin

/ (ˈfɒləsɪn) /

noun

another name for folic acid

Word Origin for folacin

C20: from fol (ic) ac (id) + -in
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Medicine definitions for folacin

folacin

[ fō′lə-sĭn, fŏl′ə- ]

n.

folic acid
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