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antiscorbutic

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an·ti·scor·bu·tic  (nt-skôr-bytk, nt-)
adj.
Curing or preventing scurvy: an antiscorbutic vitamin.
anti·scor·butic n.
antiscorbutic [ˌæntɪskɔːˈbjuːtɪk]
adj
(Medicine) preventing or curing scurvy
n
(Medicine / Pharmacology) an antiscorbutic remedy or agent
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Like vitamin C, for which the optimum dose for general health is much higher than the antiscorbutic intake, vitamin D does far more than prevent rickets or osteoporosis.
Benefits of vitamin D supplementation by Kauffman, Joel M. / Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons
But if they want to call ascorbic acid vitamin C, they have my express permission to do so--or hexuronic acid or antiscorbutic vitamin or missing stress hormone.
Vitamin C argument: a rebuttal by Van Beveren, A. / Townsend Letter
Vitamin C also known as, ascorbic acid, L-ascorbic acid, dehydroascorbic acid, the antiscorbutic vitamin, L-xyloascorbic acid and L-threo-hex-2-uronic acidy-lactone, is a much talked about vitamin, with people claiming it as a cure-all for may diseases and problems - from cancer to the common cold.
Vitamin C Functions and Information by Peter Sams / Health, general community
 
 
 
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