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antiscorbutic

adjective
an路​ti路​scor路​bu路​tic | \ 藢an-t膿-sk券r-藞by眉-tik How to pronounce antiscorbutic (audio) , 藢an-藢t墨-\

Definition of antiscorbutic

: counteracting scurvy the antiscorbutic vitamin is vitamin C
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Other Words from antiscorbutic

antiscorbutic noun

Examples of antiscorbutic in a Sentence

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 So what Cook did was recommend something that had no antiscorbutic value at all. — National Geographic, "A Nightmare Disease Haunted Ships During Age of Discovery," 15 Jan. 2017

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First Known Use of antiscorbutic

1678, in the meaning defined above

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antiscorbutic

adjective
an路​ti路​scor路​bu路​tic | \ -sk券r-藞by眉t-ik How to pronounce antiscorbutic (audio) \

Medical Definition of antiscorbutic

 (Entry 1 of 2)

: counteracting scurvy the antiscorbutic vitamin is vitamin C

antiscorbutic

noun

Medical Definition of antiscorbutic (Entry 2 of 2)

: a remedy for scurvy

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