vitamin C

English

Noun

vitamin C (uncountable)

  1. The L-enantiomer of ascorbic acid, a water-soluble nutrient essential for life, synthesized by most animals and plants but not humans, although used in our bodies for many purposes. It is plentiful in citrus fruits and many vegetables, and a deficiency causes scurvy.

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Indonesian

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /viˈtamin t͡ʃe/ [fiˈt̪a.mɪɲ t͡ʃe]
  • Rhymes: -e
  • Syllabification: vi‧ta‧min C

Noun

vitamin C (plural vitamin-vitamin C)

  1. vitamin C
    Synonyms: asam askorbat; (Standard Malay) asid askorbik

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