ANTISCORBUTIC


Meaning of ANTISCORBUTIC in English

adj.

Pronunciation: ˌ an-t ē -sko ̇ r- ' byü-tik, ˌ an- ˌ t ī -

Function: adjective

Date: 1725

: counteracting scurvy <the antiscorbutic vitamin is vitamin C>

– antiscorbutic noun

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