folic acid vs pteroylglutamic acid

folic acid and pteroylglutamic acid both are nouns.

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

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

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

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

folic acid (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