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fo⋅lic

[foh-lik, fol-ik]
–adjective
of or derived from folic acid.

Origin:
< L fol(ium) folium + -ic
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folic 
in ref. to type of acid, 1941, coined from L. folium "leaf" (see folio); so called for its abundance in green leaves, such as those of spinach.
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