antiscorbutic

[ an-tee-skawr-byoo-tik, an-tahy- ]

/ ˌæn ti skɔrˈbyu tɪk, ˌæn taɪ- /

Medicine/Medical, Pharmacology

adjective

efficacious against scurvy.

noun

an antiscorbutic agent, as ascorbic acid.

Words nearby antiscorbutic

antirrhinum, antirust, antisana, antisatellite, antiscientific, antiscorbutic, antisecretory, antiselection, antisense, antisense rna, antisepsis

Origin of antiscorbutic

First recorded in 1715–25; anti- + scorbutic

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Examples from the Web for antiscorbutic

It also develops in spite of a liberal supply of antiscorbutic foodstuff in the dietary.
Scurvy Past and Present|Alfred Fabian Hess
This milk still retains a small amount of antiscorbutic vitamine.
Scurvy Past and Present|Alfred Fabian Hess
It is also regarded as diaphoretic, diuretic, and antiscorbutic.
Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I|Arnold Cooley
(c) Method of preparing an antiscorbutic decoction from fir-tops, leaves, bark, etc.
Scurvy Past and Present|Alfred Fabian Hess

This represents in a general way the present conception of the antiscorbutic power of milk.
Scurvy Past and Present|Alfred Fabian Hess

British Dictionary definitions for antiscorbutic

antiscorbutic

/ (ˌæntɪskɔːˈbjuːtɪk) /

adjective

preventing or curing scurvyantiscorbutic foods

noun

an antiscorbutic remedy or agent

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Medical definitions for antiscorbutic

antiscorbutic

[ ăn′tē-skôr-byōō′tĭk, ăn′tī- ]

adj.

Preventing or relieving scurvy.