ANTISCORBUTIC


Meaning of ANTISCORBUTIC in English

I. | ̷ ̷(ˌ) ̷ ̷ at anti- I+ˌ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adjective

Etymology: anti- (I) + scorbutic

: counteracting scurvy

the antiscorbutic vitamin is vitamin C

II. noun

( -s )

: a remedy for scurvy

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.