Meanings
- uncountableThe L-enantiomer of ascorbic acid, a water-soluble nutrient essential for life, synthesized by most animals and plants but not humans, widely used for numerous biological functions, and abundant in citrus fruits and many vegetables.
Synonyms: E300
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe L-enantiomer of ascorbic acid, a water-soluble nutrient essential for life, synthesized by most animals and plants but not humans, widely used for numerous biological functions, and abundant in citrus fruits and many vegetables.
More synonyms by meaning
nouna vitamin found in fresh fruits (especially citrus fruits) and vegetables; prevents scurvy
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Translations
Arabic فيتامين سي, فيتامين ج
- فيتامين سيL-enantiomer of ascorbic acid
- فيتامين جL-enantiomer of ascorbic acid
- فِيتَامِين C (fītāmīn C)L-enantiomer of ascorbic acid
Chinese Mandarin 維生素C /维生素C
- 維生素C /维生素C (wéishēngsù C)L-enantiomer of ascorbic acid
Danish C-vitamin
- C-vitaminL-enantiomer of ascorbic acid
Finnish C-vitamiini
- C-vitamiiniL-enantiomer of ascorbic acid
French vitamine C
- vitamine CL-enantiomer of ascorbic acid
German Vitamin C
- Vitamin CL-enantiomer of ascorbic acid
Hungarian C-vitamin
- C-vitaminL-enantiomer of ascorbic acid
Icelandic C-vítamín
- C-vítamínL-enantiomer of ascorbic acid
Indonesian vitamin C
- vitamin CL-enantiomer of ascorbic acid
Japanese ビタミンC
- ビタミンC (bitamin C)L-enantiomer of ascorbic acid
Korean 비타민 C
- 비타민 C (bitamin C)L-enantiomer of ascorbic acid
Polish witamina C
- witamina CL-enantiomer of ascorbic acid
Portuguese vitamina C
- vitamina CL-enantiomer of ascorbic acid
Russian витами́н C
- витами́н C (vitamín C)L-enantiomer of ascorbic acid
Spanish vitamina C
- vitamina CL-enantiomer of ascorbic acid
Swahili vitamini C
- vitamini CL-enantiomer of ascorbic acid
Swedish C-vitamin
- C-vitaminL-enantiomer of ascorbic acid
Tagalog bitamina C
- bitamina CL-enantiomer of ascorbic acid
Turkish C vitamini
- C vitaminiL-enantiomer of ascorbic acid
Cite this entry
vitamin C. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vitamin%20C
“vitamin C.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vitamin%20C. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “vitamin C,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vitamin%20C.
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