English Explanatory Dictionary

folate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A salt or ester of folic acid, especially one present in the vitamin B complex.

Word forms

folate folates

Etymology

From folic acid + -ate (“salt or ester”).

Derived words

antifolate tetrafolate tetrahydrofolate
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