folate

English

Etymology

From folic acid +‎ -ate (“salt or ester”).

Noun

folate (plural folates)

1. (biochemistry, organic chemistry) A salt or ester of folic acid, especially one present in the vitamin B complex.

Derived terms

• antifolate
• tetrafolate
• tetrahydrofolate

Translations

salt or ester of folic acid

Chinese: Mandarin: 葉酸 / 叶酸 (zh) (yèsuān) Finnish: folaatti Swedish: folat (sv)

Anagrams

• foetal, fœtal, of late

Italian

Noun

folate f

1. plural of folata

Anagrams

• fatelo