ERYTHORBIC ACID


Meaning of ERYTHORBIC ACID in English

/er"euh thawr"bik, er'-/ , Chem.

a crystalline compound, C 6 H 8 O 6 , soluble in water: used as an antioxidant for food and as a reducing agent in photography.

[ 1960-65; ERYTH(R)- + (ASC)ORBIC ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .