antiscorbutic


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antiscorbutic

 [an″te-, an″ti-skor-bu´tik]
1. preventing or relieving scurvy.
2. an agent that so acts.

an·ti·scor·bu·tic

(an'tē-skōr-byū'tik),
1. Preventing or curing scurvy (scorbutus).
2. A treatment for scurvy (for example, vitamin C).

antiscorbutic

/an·ti·scor·bu·tic/ (-skor-bu´tik) effective in the prevention or relief of scurvy.

antiscorbutic

(ăn′tē-skôr-byo͞o′tĭk, ăn′tī-)
adj.
Curing or preventing scurvy: an antiscorbutic vitamin.
an′ti·scor·bu′tic n.

an·ti·scor·bu·tic

(an'tē-skōr-byū'tik)
1.Preventive or curative of scurvy (scorbutus).
2. A treatment for scurvy (e.g., vitamin C).

antiscorbutic

Tending to prevent, or able to cure, SCURVY. The antiscorbutic substance is vitamin C (ascorbic acid).

an·ti·scor·bu·tic

(an'tē-skōr-byū'tik)
1. Preventing or curing scurvy (scorbutus).
2. A treatment for scurvy (e.g., vitamin C).
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The results indicated antiscorbutic concentrations of ascorbic acid in several species commonly used by Cook.
Thus, the author could demonstrate that it is likely that plant species collected by Cook contained antiscorbutic quantities of vitamin C.
At Tierra del Fuego the crew harvested the local greens that botanist Banks thought were antiscorbutic.
At Queen Charlotte Sound, they obtained more antiscorbutic greens, some of which they harvested from their previously planted gardens, made repairs, and then left for the Northern Pacific.
Cook deemphasized citrus juices in favor of malt wort, which was ineffective, and sauerkraut, which may have had some antiscorbutic effect.
Although sporadic scurvy occurred in later whaling voyages and during arctic explorations, scurvy was prevented whenever fresh citrus fruits and greens containing antiscorbutic amounts of vitamin C were used.
Scurvy's conquest and sailors' health

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