antiscorbutic

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

/ ˌæn ti skɔrˈbyu tɪk, ˌæn taɪ- /

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adjective

efficacious against scurvy.

noun

an antiscorbutic agent, as ascorbic acid.

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Origin of antiscorbutic

First recorded in 1715–25; anti- + scorbutic

Words nearby antiscorbutic

antirust, Anti-Saloon League of America, Antisana, antisatellite, antiscientific, antiscorbutic, antisecretory, antiselection, anti-Semite, anti-Semitic, anti-Semitism

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How to use antiscorbutic in a sentence

Antiscorbutic, an-ti-skor-būt′ik, adj. acting against scurvy.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)|Various
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
They also use the gum made by evaporating the juice of the ripe fruit, as a confection and an antiscorbutic.
The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines|T. H. Pardo de Tavera
In common with other species of Cochlearia, the horseradish was formerly in high repute as an antiscorbutic.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6|Various

A species of wild celery, also, which grows abundantly near the sea-shore, was valuable as an antiscorbutic.
Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's ships Adventure and Beagle, between the years 1826 and 1836|Robert FitzRoy

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.