pteroylglutamicacid

pter·o·yl·glu·tam·ic acid (tĕr'ō-ĭl-glo͞o-tămʹĭk) n.

Folic acid.

  [ptero(ic acid), an amino acid (pterin, chemical compound; see aminopterin + -oic) + -yl + glutamic acid.]

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