FOLACIN

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 I. (noun) 

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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:

Nouns denoting substances

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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