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ascorbic acid
Pronunciation (as-kor'bik as'id)
- A vitamin used in preventing scurvy, as a strong reducing agent, and as an antioxidant.
Syn: antiscorbutic vitamin, cevitamic acid, vitamin C
[G. a- priv. + Mod.L. scorbutus, scurvy, fr. Germanic]
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