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pteroylglutamic acid

pteroylglutamic acid noun: folic acid, a polycyclic heterocyclic carboxylic acid of the vitamin B complex, essential for cell growth and reproduction.

Noun

pteroylglutamic acid (uncountable)

  1. (dated) folic acid, a polycyclic heterocyclic carboxylic acid of the vitamin B complex, essential for cell growth and reproduction.

Synonyms of pteroylglutamic acid

Questions about pteroylglutamic acid

What does pteroylglutamic acid mean?
Pteroylglutamic acid means folic acid, a polycyclic heterocyclic carboxylic acid of the vitamin B complex, essential for cell growth and reproduction.
What part of speech is pteroylglutamic acid?
Pteroylglutamic acid is a noun.

Words near pteroylglutamic acid in the dictionary

  1. pteroyl
  2. pteroyl acid
  3. pteroyl glutamic acid
  4. pteroylaspartic
  5. pteroylglutamic
  6. pteroylglutamic acid
  7. pteroylmonoglutamic acid
  8. pteroyls
  9. pterror
  10. Pterry
  11. pteruge

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