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folic acid

noun
🔊/ˌfɒlɪk ˈæsɪd/, 🔊/ˌfəʊlɪk ˈæsɪd/
🔊/ˌfəʊlɪk ˈæsɪd/
[uncountable]
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  1. a vitamin found in green vegetables, liver and kidney, needed by the body for the production of red blood cells叶酸（见于绿色蔬菜、肝、肾的一种维生素，用于造红血球）
    Word Origin1940s: folic from Latin folium ‘leaf’ + -ic.