ascorbic acid

English

Noun

ascorbic acid (uncountable)

1. (biochemistry) A white crystalline organic compound, C₆H₈O₆, found in citrus fruits and many vegetables; it is an antioxidant and an efficient scavenger of free radicals.

Synonyms

• (C₆H₈O₆): E300 (as antioxidant), vitamin C, hexuronic acid

Derived terms

• ascorbate
• isoascorbic acid

Related terms

• antiscorbutic (noun)
• scurvy

Translations

the white crystalline organic compound, C₆H₈O₆

• Catalan: àcid ascòrbic m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 抗壞血酸 / 抗坏血酸 (zh) (kànghuàixuèsuān)

• Czech: kyselina askorbová f
• Danish: askorbinsyre c
• Dutch: ascorbinezuur (nl) f
• Estonian: askorbiinhape
• Finnish: askorbiinihappo
• French: acide ascorbique (fr) m
• Galician: ácido ascórbico (gl) m
• German: Ascorbinsäure (de) f, Askorbinsäure (de) f
• Hungarian: aszkorbinsav (hu)
• Icelandic: askorbínsýra (is) f
• Indonesian: asam askorbat (id)
• Italian: acido ascorbico (it) m
• Japanese: アスコルビン酸 (アスコルビンさん, asukorubin san)
• Korean: 아스코르브산 (aseukoreubeusan)
• Malay: asid askorbik
• Polish: kwas askorbinowy (pl) m
• Portuguese: ácido ascórbico (pt) m
• Romanian: acid ascorbic (ro) m
• Russian: аскорби́новая кислота́ (ru) f (askorbínovaja kislotá)
• Slovak: askorbová kyselina f
• Slovene: askorbinska kislina f
• Spanish: ácido ascórbico m
• Swedish: askorbinsyra (sv) c
• Ukrainian: аскорбі́нова кислота́ (uk) f (askorbínova kyslotá)
• Vietnamese: axit ascorbic