ascorbic

adj

Etymology

From a- + scorbutic, possibly influenced by scorbic.

  1. derived from scorbut
  2. borrowed from scorbūticus
  3. prefixed as ascorbic — “a- + scorbutic

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to ascorbic acid or its derivatives.

  2. Associated with the absence of scurvy

    Associated with the absence of scurvy; acting against scurvy.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for ascorbic. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA