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FOLACIN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A B vitamin that is essential for cell growth and reproduction
Synonyms:
folacin; folate; folic acid; pteroylglutamic acid; pteroylmonoglutamic acid; vitamin Bc; vitamin M
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("folacin" is a kind of...):
B; B-complex vitamin; B complex; B vitamin; vitamin B; vitamin B complex (originally thought to be a single vitamin but now separated into several B vitamins)
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