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ascorbic

ascorbic adjective: of or pertaining to ascorbic acid or its derivatives.

Adjective

ascorbic (not comparable)

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

Origin of ascorbic

From a- + scorbutic, possibly influenced by scorbic.

Words formed from ascorbic

Questions about ascorbic

What does ascorbic mean?
Ascorbic means of or pertaining to ascorbic acid or its derivatives.
What part of speech is ascorbic?
Ascorbic is an adjective.

Words near ascorbic in the dictionary

  1. ascoquinone
  2. ascoquinones
  3. ascorbase
  4. ascorbate
  5. ascorbates
  6. ascorbic
  7. ascorbic acid
  8. ascorbyl
  9. ascorbylation
  10. ascorbyls
  11. ascosphaeraceous

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