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scorbut

scorbut noun: scurvy.

Noun

scorbut (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) scurvy

Forms of scorbut

alternative formscorbute

Origin of scorbut

Borrowed from French scorbut. Doublet of scurvy and scorbutus.

Questions about scorbut

What does scorbut mean?
Scorbut means scurvy.
What part of speech is scorbut?
Scorbut is a noun.

Words near scorbut in the dictionary

  1. scopy
  2. scorable
  3. scoracious
  4. scorbic
  5. Scorbus
  6. scorbut
  7. scorbute
  8. scorbutic
  9. scorbutical
  10. scorbutically
  11. scorbutogenic

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