# folic acid

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A polycyclic heterocyclic carboxylic acid, one of the vitamin B complex, essential for cell growth and reproduction

## Etymology
From Latin folium (“leaf”), from its occurrence in leafy vegetables.

## Source
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