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antiscorbutic

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

adjective

  1. efficacious against scurvy.


noun

  1. an antiscorbutic agent, as ascorbic acid.

antiscorbutic

/ ˌæntɪskɔːˈbjuːtɪk /

adjective

  1. preventing or curing scurvy

    antiscorbutic foods

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


noun

  1. an antiscorbutic remedy or agent
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of antiscorbutic1

First recorded in 1715–25; anti- + scorbutic
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Example Sentences

Antiscorbutic, an-ti-skor-būt′ik, adj. acting against scurvy.

It is also regarded as diaphoretic, diuretic, and antiscorbutic.

They also use the gum made by evaporating the juice of the ripe fruit, as a confection and an antiscorbutic.

In common with other species of Cochlearia, the horseradish was formerly in high repute as an antiscorbutic.

A species of wild celery, also, which grows abundantly near the sea-shore, was valuable as an antiscorbutic.

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