ANTISCORBUTIC


Meaning of ANTISCORBUTIC in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌan-tē-skȯr-ˈbyü-tik, ˌan-ˌtī- ]

adjective

Date: 1725

: counteracting scurvy

the antiscorbutic vitamin is vitamin C

• antiscorbutic noun

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