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

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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

There is also a great abundance of cranberries, which proved very useful as an antiscorbutic.

From Narrative of a Voyage to the Northwest Coast of America in the years 1811, 1812, 1813, and 1814 or the First American Settlement on the Pacific by Gabriel Franchere

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

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6 "Home, Daniel" to "Hortensius, Quintus" by Various

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