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folate

folate noun: a salt or ester of folic acid, especially one present in the vitamin B complex.

Noun

folate (plural folates)

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

Forms of folate

pluralfolates

Plural of folate: folates

Origin of folate

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

Words formed from folate

Questions about folate

What does folate mean?
Folate means a salt or ester of folic acid, especially one present in the vitamin B complex.
What part of speech is folate?
Folate is a noun.
What is the plural of folate?
The plural of folate is folates.

Words near folate in the dictionary

  1. Folan
  2. Foland
  3. Folands
  4. Folans
  5. folar
  6. folate
  7. folates
  8. Folb
  9. folboat
  10. folboats
  11. folbot

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