folic acid vs folate

folic acid and folate both are nouns.

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

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

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

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

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