pteroylglutamic acid vs folate

pteroylglutamic acid and folate both are nouns.

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

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

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

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

pteroylglutamic 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