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folacin

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Vegetarian diets are typically rich in folacin, which may mask the hematological symptoms of vitamin B-12 deficiency, so that vitamin B-12 deficiency may go undetected until after neurological signs and symptoms may be manifest (47).

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(biochemistry, organic chemistry) folic acid

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noun

(biochemistry, organic chemistry) folic acid

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Example sentences

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Vegetarian diets are typically rich in folacin, which may mask the hematological symptoms of vitamin B-12 deficiency, so that vitamin B-12 deficiency may go undetected until after neurological signs and symptoms may be manifest (47).

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I am a lay person but: * In the introduction of the linked BMJ article you can read: " Folic acid is a synthetic form of the essential B vitamin folate, also named folacin, pteroylglutamic acid or vitamin B9.

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I am a lay person but: * In the introduction of the linked BMJ article you can read: " Folic acid is a synthetic form of the essential B vitamin folate, also named folacin, pteroylglutamic acid or vitamin B9.

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How do you use folacin in a sentence?

Vegetarian diets are typically rich in folacin, which may mask the hematological symptoms of vitamin B-12 deficiency, so that vitamin B-12 deficiency may go undetected until after neurological signs and symptoms may be manifest (47).

What does folacin mean?

(biochemistry, organic chemistry) folic acid

What part of speech is folacin?

folacin is commonly used as noun.