vitamin c

1. 1.

   a vitamin found in fresh fruits (especially citrus fruits) and vegetables; prevents scurvy

   SynonymsCascorbic acid

   Broaderwater-soluble vitaminantioxidant

Questions about vitamin c

What does vitamin c mean?

vitamin c means "a vitamin found in fresh fruits (especially citrus fruits) and vegetables; prevents scurvy".

What is another word for vitamin c?

Close synonyms include C, ascorbic acid. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is vitamin c a common word?

vitamin c is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.