"ascorbic acid" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} ascorbic acid (uncountable)
  1. (biochemistry) A white crystalline organic compound, C₆H₈O₆, found in citrus fruits and many vegetables; it is an antioxidant and an efficient scavenger of free radicals. Wikipedia link: ascorbic acid Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Acids, Vitamins Synonyms: E300 (alt: as antioxidant), vitamin C, hexuronic acid Related terms: scurvy Translations (the white crystalline organic compound, C6H8O6): àcid ascòrbic [masculine] (Catalan), 抗壞血酸 (Chinese Mandarin), 抗坏血酸 (kànghuàixuèsuān) (Chinese Mandarin), kyselina askorbová [feminine] (Czech), askorbinsyre [common-gender] (Danish), ascorbinezuur [feminine] (Dutch), askorbiinhape (Estonian), askorbiinihappo (Finnish), acide ascorbique [masculine] (French), Ascorbinsäure [feminine] (German), Askorbinsäure [feminine] (German), aszkorbinsav (Hungarian), askorbínsýra [feminine] (Icelandic), asam askorbat (Indonesian), acido ascorbico [masculine] (Italian), アスコルビン酸 (asukorubin san) (alt: アスコルビンさん) (Japanese), asid askorbik (Malay), kwas askorbinowy [masculine] (Polish), ácido ascórbico [masculine] (Portuguese), acid ascorbic [masculine] (Romanian), аскорби́новая кислота́ (askorbínovaja kislotá) [feminine] (Russian), askorbová kyselina [feminine] (Slovak), askorbinska kislina [feminine] (Slovene), ácido ascórbico [masculine] (Spanish), askorbinsyra [common-gender] (Swedish), аскорбі́нова кислота́ (askorbínova kyslotá) [feminine] (Ukrainian), axit ascorbic (Vietnamese)

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