white crystalline vitamin present in plants, esp citrus fruits, tomatoes, and green vegetables
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ascorbic acid in British English
(əˈskɔːbɪk)
noun
a white crystalline vitamin present in plants, esp citrus fruits, tomatoes, and greenvegetables. A deficiency in the diet of humans leads to scurvy. Formula: C6H8O6
Also called: vitamin C
Word origin
C20 ascorbic from a-1 + scorb(ut)ic
ascorbic acid in American English
(əˈskɔrbɪk)
a colorless, crystalline, water-soluble vitamin, C6H8O6, found in many foods, esp. citrus fruits, vegetables, and rose hips, and also made synthetically; vitamin C: it is required for proper nutrition and metabolism, and a deficiency produces scurvy
Word origin
a-2 + scorbutic + -ic
ascorbic acid in the Pharmaceutical Industry
(əskɔrbɪk æsɪd)
noun
(Pharmaceutical: Drugs)
Ascorbic acid is a white, crystalline vitamin, also called vitamin C.
Ascorbic acid, or vitamin C, is found mainly in fruits and vegetables.
Vitamin C, also known as ascorbic acid, is soluble in water.
Ascorbic acid is a white, crystalline vitamin, also called vitamin C.