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noun

ascorbic acid.

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Origin of vitamin C

First recorded in 1920–25

Words nearby vitamin C

vitamin B6, vitamin B9, vitamin Bc, vitamin B complex, vitamin Bx, vitamin C, vitamin D, vitamin D1, vitamin D2, vitamin D3, vitamin D milk

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How to use vitamin C in a sentence

Taking vitamin C every day probably won’t hurt you, but you almost certainly don’t need it.
How a Nobel Prize winner spread the vitamin C myth|empire|June 26, 2021|Popular-Science
As for cancer, the best-quality data show that vitamin C supplements have no effect on your likelihood of getting cancer, nor on the outcome of cancer once you have it.
How a Nobel Prize winner spread the vitamin C myth|empire|June 26, 2021|Popular-Science
Another study showed that vitamin C levels in canned peaches are four times higher than in fresh peaches.
Which fruits and vegetables don’t count toward your ‘5 a day’? New study has answers.|Cara Rosenbloom|March 18, 2021|Washington Post
This is why cooked dried lentils have only a tenth of the vitamin C of raw sprouted ones.
Grow fresh, nutrient-rich sprouts at home—no garden required|By Farideh Sadeghin/Saveur|March 16, 2021|Popular-Science

In addition to its low cost and lengthy fridge life span, it is packed with vitamin C and other nutrients.
Cabbage is always there for you. Here’s how to give it the respect it deserves.|Aaron Hutcherson|February 19, 2021|Washington Post
Rule 16(c) was a proposed change in the rules at the 1976 Republican Convention.
The World’s Toughest Political Quiz|Jeff Greenfield|December 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I take calcium and vitamin D supplements, but prescription medications are generally only for women in menopause.
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This at-home blood test kit gives a full reading of antioxidant, fatty acid, or vitamin panels.
Nothing Says I Love You Like Data|The Daily Beast|December 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“I just got my nails done,” gushes Michael C. Hall, extending his manicured, silver digits towards me.
Michael C. Hall on Going Drag for ‘Hedwig and the Angry Inch’ and Exorcising ‘Dexter’|Marlow Stern|December 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Right off the bat, papyrologist Brice C. Jones noted that something was awry.
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C was a Captain, all covered with lace; D was a drunkard, and had a red face.
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He was a bookseller, but better known as a translator of the German contributor to the Gentleman's Magazine, &c.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
(c) Decomposition of exudates anywhere in the body, as in empyema, bronchiectasis, and large tuberculous cavities.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
En effet un soir, sa femme et enfans l'abandonnerent entierement, et s'en allerent cabaner ailleurs, pensant que c'en estoit vuid.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various
The usual forms are: (a) Ammoniomagnesium phosphate crystals; (b) acid calcium phosphate crystals; and (c) amorphous phosphates.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd

British Dictionary definitions for vitamin C

vitamin C

noun

another name for ascorbic acid

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Medical definitions for vitamin C

vitamin C

ascorbic acid

Scientific definitions for vitamin C

vitamin C

A water-soluble vitamin important for healthy skin, teeth, bones, and blood vessels. It is found especially in citrus fruits, tomatoes, potatoes, and green leafy vegetables. A deficiency of vitamin C in the diet causes scurvy. Also called ascorbic acid. Chemical formula: C6H8O6.