/euh skawr"bik/ , Biochem.
a white, crystalline, water-soluble vitamin, C 6 H 8 O 6 , occurring naturally in citrus fruits, green vegetables, etc., and often produced synthetically, essential for normal metabolism: used in the prevention and treatment of scurvy, and in wound-healing and tissue repair. Also called antiscorbutic acid, vitamin C .
[ 1930-35; A- 6 + SCOR- B(UT)IC ]