- a white crystalline vitamin present in plants, esp citrus fruits, tomatoes, and green vegetables. A deficiency in the diet of humans leads to scurvy. Formula: C6H8O6Also called: vitamin C
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a•scor•bic ac•id /əˈskɔrbɪk ˈæsɪd/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- Biochemistrya vitamin occurring naturally esp. in citrus fruits and green vegetables, and that is essential for normal metabolism.Also called vitamin C.
a•scor′bic ac′id
(ə skôr′bik),USA pronunciation [Biochem.]
- Biochemistrya white, crystalline, water-soluble vitamin, C6H8O6, 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.
- a-6 + scor- b(ut)ic 1930–35
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ascorbic acid /əˈskɔːbɪk/ n
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