Ascorbic

/əˈskɔrbɪk/ adjective

Relating to or contained in vitamin C, an essential nutrient that prevents scurvy and boosts immune function.

From a- (without) plus scorbic (scurvy), literally 'anti-scurvy.' Named in the 1930s when the anti-scurvy factor was identified.

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