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ascorbic acid definition

ascor·bic acid (ə skôr′bik)

a colorless, crystalline, water-soluble vitamin, CHO, found in many foods, esp. citrus fruits, vegetables, and rose hips, and also made synthetically; vitamin C: it is required for proper nutrition and metabolism, and a deficiency produces scurvy

Etymology: a- + scorb(utic) + -ic

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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An excess of vitamin C may cause headache, mild diarrhea, a flushed face, increased urination, neausea and vomiting. Pregnant women shouldnt take in too much vitamin C.

Posted by Student Study Group 59 days ago.

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