folacin

[ fol-uh-sin ]
/ ˈfɒl ə sɪn /

noun Biochemistry.

folic acid.

Origin of folacin

First recorded in 1945–50; fol(ic) ac(id) + -in2

Words nearby folacin

foison, foist, fokine, fokker, fol., folacin, folate, fold, fold one's tent, fold up, fold-and-thrust belt

British Dictionary definitions for folacin

folacin
/ (ˈfɒləsɪn) /

noun

another name for folic acid

Word Origin for folacin

C20: from fol ( ic) ac ( id) + -in

Medical definitions for folacin

folacin
[ fō′lə-sĭn, fŏl′ə- ]

n.

folic acid