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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 the vitamin B complex, essential for cell growth and reproduction

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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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