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

One is the sometimes anachronistic use of terms, for instance in the context of Cook's reliance on malt as an antiscorbutic “even though it contained no vitamin C”.

From Nature

It was Her Majesty's seafaring sots who first mixed gin and bottled lime juice—mother's ruin and Lauchlan Rose's antiscorbutic—in the late 19th century.

From Slate

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

From Project Gutenberg

Signs of the dreaded arctic horror, scurvy, were not lacking, as the foolish seamen were averse to the antiscorbutic lime juice and refused to take the fresh salmon-oil ordered by the doctor.

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg