Folate Definition

fōlāt
noun
A B vitamin, the natural form of folic acid, that is needed to produce and maintain new cells, found in spinach, beans, citrus fruits, etc.
Webster's New World
A salt or ester of folic acid.
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Other Word Forms of Folate

Noun

Singular:
folate
Plural:
folates

Origin of Folate

  • fol(ic acid) –ate

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From folic acid

    From Wiktionary

Folate Sentence Examples

  • Vitamins include carotenoids, vitamins C and E, and folate.

  • A one-cup serving of the fruit also contains about 180 milligrams of potassium as well as small amounts of folate, vitamin A, vitamin B6, magnesium, and copper.

  • Vitamins C + D Folic Acid (folate) is especially helpful in preventing birth defects.

  • In another 2000 study, researchers found a high degree of folate deficiency in heart disease patients.

  • Treatment Supportive therapies are required for acute bleeding episodes (blood transfusion, iron and folate supplementation, oxygen therapy etc ).

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Words Starting With

FFOFOL

Words Ending With

ETEATE

Unscrambles

folate

Words Starting With F and Ending With E

Starts With F & Ends With EStarts With FO & Ends With EStarts With F & Ends With TE

Word Length

6 Letter Words6 Letter Words Starting With F6 Letter Words Ending With E