n :  a crystalline vitamin C₁₉H₁₉N₇O₆ of the B complex that is used esp. in the treatment of nutritional anemias - called also folacin , folate , Lactobacillus casei factor , pteroylglutamic acid , vitamin B_c , vitamin M  .
 
 
 
Similar sounding terms:  flac·cid 
 
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