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ascorbic acid

noun

Meaning

  1. A white crystalline organic compound, C6H8O6, found in citrus fruits and many vegetables; it is an antioxidant and an efficient scavenger of free radicals.

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Related words

vitamin c(English)ascorbate(English)isoascorbic acid(English)ascorbyl(English)isoascorbate(English)dehydroascorbate(English)erythorbic acid(English)ascorbylation(English)

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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