Ascorbic acid
a white, crystalline, water-soluble vitamin, c 6 h 8 o 6 , occurring naturally in citrus fruits, green vegetables, etc., and often produced synthetically, essential for normal metabolism: used in the prevention and treatment of scurvy, and in wound-healing and tissue repair.
noun
a white crystalline vitamin present in plants, esp citrus fruits, tomatoes, and green vegetables. a deficiency in the diet of man leads to scurvy. formula: c6h8o6 also called vitamin c
ascorbic acid a·scor·bic acid (ə-skôr’bĭk)
n.
a white, crystalline vitamin found in citrus fruits, tomatoes, potatoes, and leafy green vegetables and used to prevent scurvy. also called vitamin c.
ascorbic acid
(ə-skôr’bĭk)
see vitamin c.
ascorbic acid [(uh-skawr-bik)]
a form of vitamin c.
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