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| | Definition: | | [n] a vitamin found in fresh fruits (especially citrus fruits) and vegetables; prevents scurvy |
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| | Synonyms: | | ascorbic acid |
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| | See Also: | | antioxidant, water-soluble vitamin |
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| | 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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| | Synonyms: | | ascorbic acid |
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