erythorbic acid

[er-uh-thawr-bik, er-]

noun Chemistry.

a crystalline compound, C6H8O6, soluble in water: used as an antioxidant for food and as a reducing agent in photography.

Origin of erythorbic acid

First recorded in 1960–65; eryth(r)- + (asc)orbic acid

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erythorbic acid in Medicine

erythorbic acid

[ĕr′ə-thôr′bĭk]

n.

An optical isomer of ascorbic acid used as an antioxidant.

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