folacin

American

[fol-uh-sin] / ˈfɒl ə sɪn /

noun

Biochemistry.

folic acid.

folacin British

/ ˈfɒləsɪn /

noun

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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