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formiminoglutamate

formiminoglutamate noun: the conjugate base, or any salt or ester, of formiminoglutamic acid. Used as a biomarker for intracellular folate level in testing for vitamin B₁₂ deficiency, folate deficiency, and liver failure or liver disease.

Noun

formiminoglutamate (uncountable)

  1. The conjugate base, or any salt or ester, of formiminoglutamic acid. Used as a biomarker for intracellular folate level in testing for vitamin B₁₂ deficiency, folate deficiency, and liver failure or liver disease.
    Synonyms:
    FIGLU

Synonyms of formiminoglutamate

Origin of formiminoglutamate

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

Questions about formiminoglutamate

What does formiminoglutamate mean?
Formiminoglutamate means the conjugate base, or any salt or ester, of formiminoglutamic acid. Used as a biomarker for intracellular folate level in testing for vitamin B₁₂ deficiency, folate deficiency, and liver failure or liver disease.
What part of speech is formiminoglutamate?
Formiminoglutamate is a noun.

Words near formiminoglutamate in the dictionary

  1. formidable
  2. formidableness
  3. formidably
  4. formimide
  5. formimino
  6. formiminoglutamate
  7. formiminoglutamic acid
  8. formiminoglycine
  9. formiminos
  10. formiminotetrahydrofolate
  11. formiminotransferase

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