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erythorbic acid
[ er-uh-thawr-bik, er- ]
/ ˈɛr əˈθɔr bɪk, ˌɛr- /
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noun Chemistry.
a crystalline compound, C6H8O6, soluble in water: used as an antioxidant for food and as a reducing agent in photography.
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Origin of erythorbic acid
First recorded in 1960–65; eryth(r)- + (asc)orbic acid
Words nearby erythorbic acid
erythematous, erythematovesicular, erythema toxicum, erythema toxicum neonatorum, erythorbate, erythorbic acid, erythraemia, erythralgia, erythrasma, erythredema, erythremia
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Medical definitions for erythorbic acid
erythorbic acid
[ Ä•r′ə-thôr′bÄk ]
n.
An optical isomer of ascorbic acid used as an antioxidant.
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