Meaning of ASCORBIC ACID

Pronunciation:			u`skorbik`asid
WordNet Dictionary
	Definition:		[n]  a vitamin found in fresh fruits (especially citrus fruits) and vegetables; prevents scurvy
	Synonyms:		vitamin C
	See Also:		antioxidant, water-soluble vitamin
Biology Dictionary
	Definition:		An important vitamin that the body needs to form collagen, a protein that makes up connective tissues. Collagen formed without ascorbic acid is structurally unsound, thus producing the skin lesions associated with the nutritional disease scurvy.
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