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an•ti•scor•bu•tic
Pronunciation: (an"tē-skôr-byOO'tik, an"tī-), [key] Med., Pharm.
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adj.
efficacious against scurvy.
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n.
an antiscorbutic agent, as ascorbic acid.
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