ANTISCORBUTIC


Meaning of ANTISCORBUTIC in English

/an'tee skawr byooh"tik, an'tuy-/ , Med., Pharm.

adj.

1. efficacious against scurvy.

n.

2. an antiscorbutic agent, as ascorbic acid.

[ 1715-25; ANTI- + SCORBUTIC ]

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