folic

English

Etymology

From Latin folium (“leaf”) + -ic. Coined in 1941 (see quote below).

Adjective

folic (not comparable)

1. 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, 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

• 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).

Derived terms

• antifolic
• folate
• folyl

Translations

Of or relating to foliage

Czech: listový

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Translations to be checked

Italian: (please verify) folico

References

• John A. Simpson and Edmund S. C. Weiner, editors (1989), “folic”, in The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN.

Interlingua

Adjective

folic (not comparable)

1. folic, pteroylglutamic