vitamin M

fo′lic ac′id

n. a water-soluble vitamin that is converted to a coenzyme essential to purine and thymine biosynthesis: deficiency causes a form of anemia. [1941; < Latin fol(ium) leaf + -ic]

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Noun

1.vitamin M - a B vitamin that is essential for cell growth and reproductionfolacin, folate, folic acid, pteroylglutamic acid, pteroylmonoglutamic acid, vitamin BcB complex, B vitamin, B-complex vitamin, vitamin B, vitamin B complex, B - originally thought to be a single vitamin but now separated into several B vitamins

vitamin M

folic acid

Nutrition
A general term for pteroylglutamic acids and their related conjugates. This family of B vitamins are required for normal haematopoiesis (production of red blood cells), and are present in leafy green vegetables, liver and yeast; it is used to treat megaloblastic anaemia and folate deficiency, prevent against cervical cancer and neural tube defects, and may ward against coronary artery disease as it counteracts the effects of homocysteine, an amino acid which, if elevated, increases smooth muscle proliferation, narrowing affected arteries.

vitamin M

see FOLIC ACID.

vitamin M

Related to vitamin M: vitamin K, vitamin E, vitamin N

noun

Synonyms for vitamin M

noun a B vitamin that is essential for cell growth and reproduction

Synonyms

folacin
folate
folic acid
pteroylglutamic acid
pteroylmonoglutamic acid
vitamin Bc

Related Words

B complex
B vitamin
B-complex vitamin
vitamin B
vitamin B complex
B