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pteroylglutamic acid

noun
pter路​o路​yl路​glu路​tam路​ic acid | \ 藢ter-蓹-藢wil-gl眉-藞ta-mik- How to pronounce pteroylglutamic acid (audio) \

Definition of pteroylglutamic acid

: folic acid

First Known Use of pteroylglutamic acid

1943, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for pteroylglutamic acid

International Scientific Vocabulary pteroyl, the radical (C13H11N6O)CO + glutamic acid

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pteroylglutamic acid

noun
pter路​o路​yl路​glu路​tam路​ic acid | \ 藢ter-蓹-藢wil-gl眉-藢tam-ik- How to pronounce pteroylglutamic acid (audio) \

Medical Definition of pteroylglutamic acid

: folic acid —abbreviation PGA

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