antiscorbutic

[an-tee-skawr-byoo-tik, an-tahy-]

an·ti·scor·bu·tic

[an-tee-skawr-byoo-tik, an-tahy-] Medicine/Medical, Pharmacology
adjective
1.
efficacious against scurvy.
noun
2.
an antiscorbutic agent, as ascorbic acid.

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Antiscorbutic is always a great word to know.
So is mandible. Does it mean:
the bone of the lower jaw.
the nostrils or the nasal passages.

Origin:
1715–25; anti- + scorbutic
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antiscorbutic (ˌæntɪskɔːˈbjuːtɪk)
 
adj
1.  preventing or curing scurvy: antiscorbutic foods
 
n
2.  an antiscorbutic remedy or agent

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antiscorbutic an·ti·scor·bu·tic (ān'tē-skôr-by&oomacr;'tĭk, ān'tī-)
adj.
Preventing or relieving scurvy.

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