ascorbic acid

Noun

Meaning

a vitamin found in fresh fruits (especially citrus fruits) and vegetables; prevents scurvy

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

vitamin C niacin acid choline aneurin vitamin biotin carotene pyridoxine inositol ergocalciferol c cobalamin cyanocobalamin naphthoquinone
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Hypernyms

antioxidant water-soluble vitamin

Related terms

scurvy antiscorbutic

Examples

Additives Some producers add citric acid or ascorbic acid to juice beyond what is naturally found in the orange. Source: Internet

From 1967 on, Nobel prize winner Linus Pauling recommended high doses of ascorbic acid as a prevention against cold and cancer. Source: Internet

Global Ethyl Ascorbic Acid Market Research Report 2020-2026 provides a comprehensive assessment of the Ethyl Ascorbic Acid Market for the forecast from 2020 to 2026, as well as market values for the years 2018 and 2019. Source: Internet

As I pointed out earlier IV ascorbic acid will mostly break down before it can be infused since it is so unstable. Source: Internet

Humans, other higher primates, guinea pigs and most bats require dietary L -gulonolactone oxidase because the enzyme catalysing the last step in the biosynthesis is highly mutated and non-functional, therefore, unable to make ascorbic acid. Source: Internet

In one trial in 1936, doses of up to 6 grams of ascorbic acid were given to 29 infants, 93 children of preschool and school age, and 20 adults for more than 1400 days. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

ascorbate oxidase ascorbate peroxidase ascorbic ascorbyl ascorbyl glucosamine ascorbyl glucoside