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, and Roger J. Williams, “The concentration of ‘folic acid’”, in Journal of the American Chemical Society‎^[1], 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).

Translations

Of or relating to foliage

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• Italian: ^{(please verify)} folico
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References

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

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Interlingua

Adjective

folic (not comparable)

1. folic, pteroylglutamic