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folate
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fo·late  (flt)
n.
1. A salt or ester of folic acid.
2. See folic acid.
[fol(ic acid) + -ate.]
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Noun1.folate - a B vitamin that is essential for cell growth and reproduction
folacin, folic acid, pteroylglutamic acid, pteroylmonoglutamic acid, vitamin Bc, vitamin M
B complex, B vitamin, B-complex vitamin, vitamin B, vitamin B complex, B - originally thought to be a single vitamin but now separated into several B vitamins


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