antiscorbutic
efficacious against scurvy.
an antiscorbutic agent, as ascorbic acid.
Origin of antiscorbutic
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antiscorbutic, an-ti-skor-būt′ik, adj. acting against scurvy.
It is also regarded as diaphoretic, diuretic, and antiscorbutic.
They also use the gum made by evaporating the juice of the ripe fruit, as a confection and an antiscorbutic.
The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines | T. H. Pardo de TaveraIn common with other species of Cochlearia, the horseradish was formerly in high repute as an antiscorbutic.
A species of wild celery, also, which grows abundantly near the sea-shore, was valuable as an antiscorbutic.
British Dictionary definitions for antiscorbutic
/ (ˌæntɪskɔːˈbjuːtɪk) /
preventing or curing scurvy: antiscorbutic foods
an antiscorbutic remedy or agent
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