folate vs pteroylglutamic acid

folate and pteroylglutamic acid both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
folate	Yes	No	No	No
pteroylglutamic acid	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, folate and pteroylglutamic acid are synonyms defined as:

folate and pteroylglutamic acid: a B vitamin that is essential for cell growth and reproduction

Other synonyms of folate include folacin, folic acid, pteroylmonoglutamic acid, vitamin Bc, vitamin M.

folate (noun)	pteroylglutamic acid (noun)
a B vitamin that is essential for cell growth and reproduction	a B vitamin that is essential for cell growth and reproduction