| 单词 | ascorbic acid |
| 释义 | ascorbic acid[ uh-skawr-bik as-id ] / əˈskɔr bɪk ˈæs ɪd / noun Biochemistry.a white, crystalline, water-soluble vitamin, C6H8O6, occurring naturally in citrus fruits, green vegetables, etc., and often produced synthetically, essential for normal metabolism: used in the prevention and treatment of scurvy, and in wound-healing and tissue repair. Also called an·ti·scor·bu·tic ac·id [an-tee-skawr-byoo-tik as-id, an-tahy‐] /ˈæn ti skɔrˈbyu tɪk ˈæs ɪd, ˈæn taɪ‐/ vitamin C. Origin of ascorbic acidFirst recorded in 1930–35; a-6 + scorb(ut)ic Words nearby ascorbic acidascomycetous, ascon, asconoid, ascorbase, ascorbate, ascorbic acid, ascospore, ascot, ascribe, ascribed status, ascription Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for ascorbic acidascorbic acid / (əˈskɔːbɪk) / nouna white crystalline vitamin present in plants, esp citrus fruits, tomatoes, and green vegetables. A deficiency in the diet of man leads to scurvy. Formula: C 6 H 8 O 6Also called: vitamin C Word Origin for ascorbic acidC20 ascorbic from a- 1 + scorb (ut) ic Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Cultural definitions for ascorbic acidascorbic acid [ (uh-skawr-bik) ] A form of vitamin C. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. Medical definitions for ascorbic acidascorbic acid [ ə-skôr′bĭk ] n.A white, crystalline vitamin found in citrus fruits, tomatoes, potatoes, and leafy green vegetables and used to prevent scurvy.vitamin C The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. Scientific definitions for ascorbic acidascorbic acid [ ə-skôr′bĭk ] See vitamin C. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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