antiscorbutic

American  

[an-tee-skawr-byoo-tik, an-tahy-] / ˌæn ti skɔrˈbju tɪk, ˌæn taɪ- /

adjective

1. efficacious against scurvy.

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noun

1. an antiscorbutic agent, as ascorbic acid.

antiscorbutic British  

/ ˌæntɪskɔːˈbjuːtɪk /

adjective

1. preventing or curing scurvy

   antiscorbutic foods

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noun

1. an antiscorbutic remedy or agent

Etymology

Origin of antiscorbutic

First recorded in 1715–25; anti- + scorbutic

Example Sentences

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antiscorbutic

One is the sometimes anachronistic use of terms, for instance in the context of Cook's reliance on malt as an antiscorbutic “even though it contained no vitamin C”.

From Nature ● Dec. 13, 2016

Scurvy is still a disease of Dixie farmers, many of whom do not get enough fresh fruits or vegetables containing antiscorbutic Vitamin C, but last week it was also ravaging Yankees in Maine.

From Time Magazine Archive

The Burmans figured that the famed antiscorbutic was also the best anti-sulphuric.

From Time Magazine Archive

Lemon-juice, ripe fruit, milk, salts of potash, green vegetables, potatoes, fresh meat, and raw or lightly-boiled eggs, are some of the principal foodstuffs containing antiscorbutic vitamines.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 Amiel to Atrauli by Various

Fonssagrives says that the antiscorbutic action of lemon juice is due rather to the vegetable juice itself than to the citric acid which it contains.

From The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines by Jerome Beers Thomas