folinic acid

[ foh-lin-ik ]

nounBiochemistry, Pharmacology.
  1. a crystalline, slightly water-soluble solid, C20H23N7O7, produced by fermentation or derived from folic acid, used in medicine in the treatment of certain anemias.

Origin of folinic acid

1
First recorded in 1945–50; fol(ic) + -in2 + -ic

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