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antiscorbutic

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an⋅ti⋅scor⋅bu⋅tic

  [an-tee-skawr-byoo-tik, an-tahy-] Medicine/Medical, Pharmacology
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–adjective
1. efficacious against scurvy.
–noun
2. an antiscorbutic agent, as ascorbic acid.
Origin:
1715–25; anti- + scorbutic
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an·ti·scor·bu·tic   (ān'tē-skôr-byōō'tĭk, ān'tī-)   
adj.  Curing or preventing scurvy: an antiscorbutic vitamin.
an'ti·scor·bu'tic n.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: 1an·ti·scor·bu·tic
Pronunciation: -skor-'byüt-ik
Function: adjective
: counteracting scurvy antiscorbutic vitamin is vitamin C>

Main Entry: 2antiscorbutic
Function: noun
: a remedy for scurvy
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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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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