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单词 antiscorbutic
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Definition of antiscorbutic in English:

antiscorbutic

adjectiveˌantɪskɔːˈbjuːtɪk
Medicine
  • (chiefly of a drug) having the effect of preventing or curing scurvy.

    (多指药物)抗坏血病的,治疗坏血病的

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Vitamin C may be best known for its antiscorbutic and antioxidant properties.
    • Gilbert Blane and Thomas Beddoes, highly esteemed authorities on scurvy in the 18th century, rightly doubted that there was any antiscorbutic virtue in malt.
    • Many beneficial properties have been assigned to the mango such as its antiscorbutic, diuretic, laxative and astringent effects; but the fact still remains that it is a fruit that is high in sugar.
    • In 1747 the British naval surgeon James Lind conducted experiments on antiscorbutic substances - that is, those able to prevent scurvy.
    • There are several isomers, only one of which has significant antiscorbutic properties.
nounˌantɪskɔːˈbjuːtɪk
Medicine
  • An antiscorbutic food or drug.

    抗坏血病食品(或药物)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The juice of lemons and oranges are antiscorbutics never enough to be commended.
    • Cook did, for example, but other captains didn't and it was an imperfectly understood thing, that you had to have antiscorbutics in the diet otherwise you got scurvy.
    • To provide the men with antiscorbutics while on campaign, they pickled everything that would pickle, from onions to potatoes to artichokes.
    • It is also likely that the 1913 Scott expedition to Antarctica failed due to the absence of any antiscorbutics.
    • Lemon juice is probably the best of all antiscorbutics, being almost a specific in scurvy.

Definition of antiscorbutic in US English:

antiscorbutic

adjective
Medicine
  • (chiefly of a drug) having the effect of preventing or curing scurvy.

    (多指药物)抗坏血病的,治疗坏血病的

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Many beneficial properties have been assigned to the mango such as its antiscorbutic, diuretic, laxative and astringent effects; but the fact still remains that it is a fruit that is high in sugar.
    • Vitamin C may be best known for its antiscorbutic and antioxidant properties.
    • In 1747 the British naval surgeon James Lind conducted experiments on antiscorbutic substances - that is, those able to prevent scurvy.
    • There are several isomers, only one of which has significant antiscorbutic properties.
    • Gilbert Blane and Thomas Beddoes, highly esteemed authorities on scurvy in the 18th century, rightly doubted that there was any antiscorbutic virtue in malt.
noun
Medicine
  • An antiscorbutic food or drug.

    抗坏血病食品(或药物)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Lemon juice is probably the best of all antiscorbutics, being almost a specific in scurvy.
    • It is also likely that the 1913 Scott expedition to Antarctica failed due to the absence of any antiscorbutics.
    • To provide the men with antiscorbutics while on campaign, they pickled everything that would pickle, from onions to potatoes to artichokes.
    • The juice of lemons and oranges are antiscorbutics never enough to be commended.
    • Cook did, for example, but other captains didn't and it was an imperfectly understood thing, that you had to have antiscorbutics in the diet otherwise you got scurvy.
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