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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A yellowish-orange compound, C19H19N7O6, of the vitamin B complex group, occurring in green plants, fresh fruit, liver, and yeast.
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- noun biochemistry, organic chemistry A
polycyclic heterocyclic carboxylic acid , one of thevitamin B complex , essential forcell growth andreproduction
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- noun a B vitamin that is essential for cell growth and reproduction
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Latin folium, leaf; see folium + –ic.]
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