Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A white, crystalline vitamin, C6H8O6, found in citrus fruits, tomatoes, potatoes, and leafy green vegetables and used to prevent scurvy.
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- noun chemistry A
white crystalline organic compound , C6H8O6, found incitrus fruits and manyvegetables ; it is anantioxidant and anefficient scavenger offree radicals .
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- noun a vitamin found in fresh fruits (especially citrus fruits) and vegetables; prevents scurvy
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[a– + scorb(ut)ic.]
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hernesheir commented on the word ascorbic acid
Vitamin C - as a food additive, its likely an inorganic chemical product.
November 6, 2009