ascorbic

Of or pertaining to ascorbic acid or its derivatives.

Adjective

  1. Of or pertaining to ascorbic acid or its derivatives.
  2. Associated with the absence of scurvy; acting against scurvy.

Origin

From a- + scorbutic, possibly influenced by scorbic.

Related

antiscorbutic ascorbyl dehydroascorbic

Derived

ascorbic acid

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