folic
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin folium (“leaf”) + -ic. Coined in 1941 (see quote below).
Adjective[edit]
folic (not comparable)
- Of or relating to foliage; pteroylglutamic, as in folic acid.
- 1941 August 1, Herschel K. Mitchell, Esmond E. Snell, Roger J. Williams, “The concentration of ‘folic acid’”, in Journal of the American Chemical Society[1], page 2284:
- It is especially abundant in green leaves of many kinds, including grass. Because of this fact, and since we have obtained what appears to be a nearly pure chemical entity, we suggest the name folic acid (Latin, folium—leaf).
Usage notes[edit]
The adjective is restricted to the noun "acid" as an alternative name for pteroylglutamic acid. All other uses are very rare (and incorrect according to the OED).
Translations[edit]
Of or relating to foliage
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References[edit]
- John A. Simpson and Edmund S. C. Weiner, editors (1989), “folic”, in The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN.
Interlingua[edit]
Adjective[edit]
folic (not comparable)
- folic, pteroylglutamic