ASCORBIC ACID


Meaning of ASCORBIC ACID in English

[ ə'skɔ:bɪk ]

■ noun vitamin C, a compound found in citrus fruits and green vegetables which is essential in maintaining healthy connective tissue and of which a deficiency causes scurvy.

Origin

1930s: from a- 1 + med. L. scorbutus 'scurvy' + -ic .

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