ascorbic acid

n. vitamin C

This article deals with the molecular aspects of ascorbic acid. For information about its purpose in nutrition, see Vitamin C. Ascorbic acid is an organic acid with antioxidant properties. Its appearance is white to light yellow crystals or powder. It is water soluble. The L-enantiomer of ascorbic acid is commonly known as vitamin C. The name is derived from the alpha privative a- (meaning no) and scorbuticus (scurvy), the disease caused by a deficiency of vitamin C. In 1937 the Nobel Prize for chemistry was awarded to Walter Haworth for his work in determining the structure of ascorbic acid (shared with Paul Karrer, who received his award for work on vitamins), and the prize for Physiology or Medicine that year went to Albert Szent-Györgyi for his studies of the biological functions of L-ascorbic acid. At the time of its discovery in the 1920s it was called hexuronic acid by some researchers.
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Noun
1. a vitamin found in fresh fruits (especially citrus fruits) and vegetables; prevents scurvy
(synonym) vitamin C
(hypernym) water-soluble vitamin

noun
vitamin C
COMMENT: ascorbic acid is found in fresh fruit (especially oranges and lemons) and in vegetables. Lack of Vitamin C can cause anaemia and scurvy

Synonyms and related words:
adermin, aneurin, antiberi-beri factor, axerophthol, biotin, carotene, cholecalciferol, choline, cobalamin, cryptoxanthin, cyanocobalamin, ergocalciferol, folic acid, hepatoflavin, inositol, lactoflavin, menadione, naphthoquinone, niacin, nicotinic acid, ovoflavin, pyridoxine, tocopherol, vitamin, vitamin B, vitamin Bc, vitamin D, vitamin G, vitamin H, vitamin K, vitamin M