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Definition of ascorbic acid noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

ascorbic acid

noun
 
/əˌskɔːbɪk ˈæsɪd/
 
/əˌskɔːrbɪk ˈæsɪd/
(also vitamin C)
[uncountable]
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  1. a vitamin found in fruits such as oranges and lemons, and in green vegetables
    Word Origin1930s: from a- ‘without’ + medieval Latin scorbutus ‘scurvy’ + -ic.
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