antiscorbutic

[ an-tee-skawr-byoo-tik, an-tahy- ]

adjective

1. efficacious against scurvy.

noun

1. an antiscorbutic agent, as ascorbic acid.

antiscorbutic

/ ˌæntɪskɔːˈbjuːtɪk /

adjective

1. preventing or curing scurvy

   antiscorbutic foods

noun

1. an antiscorbutic remedy or agent

Word History and Origins

Origin of antiscorbutic¹

First recorded in 1715–25; anti- + scorbutic

Example Sentences

Antiscorbutic, an-ti-skor-būt′ik, adj. acting against scurvy.

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It is also regarded as diaphoretic, diuretic, and antiscorbutic.

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They also use the gum made by evaporating the juice of the ripe fruit, as a confection and an antiscorbutic.

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In common with other species of Cochlearia, the horseradish was formerly in high repute as an antiscorbutic.

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A species of wild celery, also, which grows abundantly near the sea-shore, was valuable as an antiscorbutic.

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