First Known Use: 1933
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ascorbic acid
noun ascor·bic acid \ə-ˈskȯr-bik-\
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International Scientific Vocabulary a- + New Latin scorbutus scurvy — more at scorbutic
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ascorbic acid
noun ascor·bic acid \ə-ˌskȯr-bik-\
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