folic

== English == === Etymology === From Latin folium (“leaf”) + -ic. Coined in 1941 (see quote below). === Adjective === folic (not comparable) Of or relating to foliage; pteroylglutamic, as in folic acid. ==== 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 ==== ==== Translations ==== === 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) folic, pteroylglutamic