VITAMIN C - Definition

WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[n] a vitamin found in fresh fruits (especially citrus fruits) and vegetables; prevents scurvy

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	Synonyms:	ascorbic acid

	See Also:	antioxidant, water-soluble vitamin

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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.