"antiscorbutic" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more antiscorbutic [comparative], most antiscorbutic [superlative], anti-scorbutic [alternative]
Etymology: From anti- + scorbutic. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|anti|scorbutic}} anti- + scorbutic Head templates: {{en-adj}} antiscorbutic (comparative more antiscorbutic, superlative most antiscorbutic)
  1. (pharmacology) Preventing or curing scurvy. Categories (topical): Pharmaceutical effects Related terms: ascorbic Translations (preventing or curing scurvy): αντισκορβουτικός (antiskorvoutikós) (Greek), antiescorbútico (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-antiscorbutic-en-adj-~~qmLOWy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with anti-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 45 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with anti-: 53 47 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 54 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 51 49 Topics: medicine, pharmacology, sciences

Noun

Forms: antiscorbutics [plural], anti-scorbutic [alternative]
Etymology: From anti- + scorbutic. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|anti|scorbutic}} anti- + scorbutic Head templates: {{en-noun}} antiscorbutic (plural antiscorbutics)
  1. (pharmacology) A medicine that prevents or cures scurvy. Categories (topical): Pharmaceutical drugs Related terms: ascorbic acid Translations (a medicine that prevents or cures scurvy): antiescorbútic [masculine] (Catalan), antiescorbútico [masculine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-antiscorbutic-en-noun-C6ekq4nN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with anti-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 45 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with anti-: 53 47 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 54 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 51 49 Topics: medicine, pharmacology, sciences

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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