ascorbic acid

noun

A white crystalline organic compound, C₆H₈O₆, found in citrus fruits and many vegetables; it is an antioxidant and an efficient scavenger of free radicals.

Similar
E300vitamin Chexuronic acidC
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Meanings

nounascorbic acid (uncountable)
  1. uncountablebiochemistryA white crystalline organic compound, C₆H₈O₆, found in citrus fruits and many vegetables; it is an antioxidant and an efficient scavenger of free radicals.

    Synonyms: E300, vitamin C, hexuronic acid

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA white crystalline organic compound, C₆H₈O₆, found in citrus fruits and many vegetables; it is an antioxidant and an efficient scavenger of free radicals.

Similar
E300vitamin Chexuronic acid

More synonyms by meaning

nouna vitamin found in fresh fruits (especially citrus fruits) and vegetables; prevents scurvy

Similar
vitamin CC
Broader
water-soluble vitaminantioxidant
Also see
ccevitamic acidvitamin c

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Catalan àcid ascòrbic
  • àcid ascòrbicthe white crystalline organic compound, C6H8O6
Chinese Mandarin 抗壞血酸 /抗坏血酸
  • 抗壞血酸 /抗坏血酸 (kànghuàixuèsuān)the white crystalline organic compound, C6H8O6
Czech kyselina askorbová
  • kyselina askorbováthe white crystalline organic compound, C6H8O6
Danish askorbinsyre
  • askorbinsyrethe white crystalline organic compound, C6H8O6
Dutch ascorbinezuur
  • ascorbinezuurthe white crystalline organic compound, C6H8O6
Estonian askorbiinhape
  • askorbiinhapethe white crystalline organic compound, C6H8O6
Finnish askorbiinihappo
  • askorbiinihappothe white crystalline organic compound, C6H8O6
French acide ascorbique
  • acide ascorbiquethe white crystalline organic compound, C6H8O6
German Ascorbinsäure, Askorbinsäure
  • Ascorbinsäurethe white crystalline organic compound, C6H8O6
  • Askorbinsäurethe white crystalline organic compound, C6H8O6
Hungarian aszkorbinsav
  • aszkorbinsavthe white crystalline organic compound, C6H8O6
Icelandic askorbínsýra
  • askorbínsýrathe white crystalline organic compound, C6H8O6
Indonesian asam askorbat
  • asam askorbatthe white crystalline organic compound, C6H8O6
Irish aigéad ascorbach
  • aigéad ascorbachthe white crystalline organic compound, C6H8O6
Italian acido ascorbico
  • acido ascorbicothe white crystalline organic compound, C6H8O6
Japanese アスコルビン酸
  • アスコルビン酸 (asukorubin san)the white crystalline organic compound, C6H8O6
Korean 아스코르브산
  • 아스코르브산 (aseukoreubeusan)the white crystalline organic compound, C6H8O6
Malay asid askorbik
  • asid askorbikthe white crystalline organic compound, C6H8O6
Polish kwas askorbinowy
  • kwas askorbinowythe white crystalline organic compound, C6H8O6
Portuguese ácido ascórbico
  • ácido ascórbicothe white crystalline organic compound, C6H8O6
Romanian acid ascorbic
  • acid ascorbicthe white crystalline organic compound, C6H8O6
Russian аскорби́новая кислота́
  • аскорби́новая кислота́ (askorbínovaja kislotá)the white crystalline organic compound, C6H8O6
Slovak askorbová kyselina
  • askorbová kyselinathe white crystalline organic compound, C6H8O6
Spanish ácido ascórbico
  • ácido ascórbicothe white crystalline organic compound, C6H8O6
Swedish askorbinsyra
  • askorbinsyrathe white crystalline organic compound, C6H8O6
Ukrainian аскорбі́нова кислота́
  • аскорбі́нова кислота́ (askorbínova kyslotá)the white crystalline organic compound, C6H8O6
Vietnamese axit ascorbic
  • axit ascorbicthe white crystalline organic compound, C6H8O6
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