antiscorbutic

Speech parts

1. antiscorbutic - Noun

2. antiscorbutic - Adjective

Meaning

Counteracting scurvy.

A remedy for scurvy.

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Examples

He suspected it to be the antiscorbutic factor but could not prove it without a biological assay. Source: Internet

Meanwhile, by 1932, Szent-Györgyi had moved to Hungary and his group had discovered that paprika peppers, a common spice in the Hungarian diet, was a rich source of hexuronic acid, the antiscorbutic factor. Source: Internet

Navy expeditions continued to be plagued by scurvy even while fresh (not jerked or tinned) meat was well known as a practical antiscorbutic among civilian whalers and explorers in the Arctic. Source: Internet

Szent-Györgyi had isolated the chemical hexuronic acid (actually, L -hexuronic acid) from animal adrenal glands at the Mayo clinic, and suspected it to be the antiscorbutic factor but could not prove it without a biological assay. Source: Internet

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