vitamin C

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vitamin C

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  1. uncountable The L-enantiomer of ascorbic acid, a water-soluble nutrient essential for life, synthesized by most animals and plants but not humans, widely used for numerous biological functions, and abundant in citrus fruits and many vegetables.

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noun L-enantiomer of ascorbic acid

Españolvitamina C
한국어비타민 C bitamin C
日本語ビタミンC bitamin C
中文維生素C /维生素C wéishēngsù C
Kiswahilivitamini C
Portuguêsvitamina C
Françaisvitamine C
DeutschVitamin C
Русскийвитами́н C vitamín C
العربيةفيتامين سي, فيتامين ج, فِيتَامِين C fītāmīn C

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@misc{vitamin_c_2026,
  title = {vitamin C},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/vitamin%20c},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}