folic acid
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++fo·lic acid /ˌfəʊlɪk ˈæsəd, ˌfɒ- $ ˌfoʊ-, ˌfɑː-/ noun [uncountable] a vitamin found especially in green vegetables, used by the body to produce red blood cells 叶酸〔尤存在于绿色蔬菜中的一种维生素，人体利用其来制造红细胞〕
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folic acid• Doctors can easily check blood levels of B-12 and folic acid, he says.• For several years, doctors have encouraged women who could have children to consume folic acid.• At the time there was little understanding of the role of folic acid in the normal working of the body.• The claims that folic acid can end this scourge may be premature.• So the public-health community wants folic acid added to cereals used in enriched grain products, such as bread and pasta.fo·lic acid nounChineseSyllable
green used in found Corpus vitamin a vegetables, especially
folic acid
fo‧lic acid /ˌfəʊlɪk ˈæsəd, ˌfɒ- $ ˌfoʊ-, ˌfɑː-/
noun [uncountable]
a vitamin found especially in green vegetables, used by the body to produce red blood cells
fo‧lic acid /ˌfəʊlɪk ˈæsəd, ˌfɒ- $ ˌfoʊ-, ˌfɑː-/
noun [uncountable]a vitamin found especially in green vegetables, used by the body to produce red blood cells