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fo·lic acid

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 Bc , vitamin M  .
 
 
 
Similar sounding terms:  flac·cid 

 
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