C
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- noun
- /siː/
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vitamina C
- We need all the vitamin C we can get.
- vitamin C
This is the sweet chef ginger vitamin C sheet mask.
- This is the sweet chef ginger vitamin C sheet mask.
- How much vitamin C is in the skin of a potato?
- This is the squalene and vitamin C rose oil.
Examples
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Consuming vitamin C-rich foods or fruit juice along with any iron-rich foods can also enhance iron absorption.
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Lemon also contains lots of vitamin C, which helps with wrinkles and blemishes.
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How much vitamin C is in the skin of a potato?
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And more vitamin C than orange juice.
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Each fruit has more vitamin C than a large orange.
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Wild greens are typically higher in calcium, iron, magnesium, and vitamin C, for example, than cultivated plants.
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Eating fruits rich in vitamin C can help prevent scurvy and boost your immune system.
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Oranges and strawberries are excellent sources of vitamin C that can enhance your overall health.
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To ensure adequate intake of vitamin C, include a variety of colorful fruits and vegetables in your diet.
Synonyms
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A substance in fruits and vegetables that helps the body stay healthy and fight illness
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A vitamin found in fruits and vegetables that prevents scurvy and helps keep you healthy
Compounds
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A surgery to deliver a baby by making cuts in the mother's abdomen and womb
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1.1
A substance in fruits and vegetables that helps the body stay healthy and fight illness
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3.8
A liver infection caused by a virus spread through blood, for example by sharing needles
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4.7
A computer program that turns C code into instructions the computer can run
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A protein made by the liver that rises in the blood as a sign of infection or inflammation
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A style of popular music from the southern United States with guitars and songs about everyday life
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A common concert wind instrument played by blowing across a hole tuned to C and used in orchestras
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A soil layer below the B layer and above bedrock made of partly broken rock with little plant material
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A green pigment in brown algae and tiny water organisms that helps make food from light
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A soil layer under the B-horizon and above bedrock made mostly of broken rock with few plant roots
Surface Forms
Etymology
C as a vitamin name comes from the simple system of naming vitamins with letters (A, B, C), so Vitamin C is the label given to the nutrient that prevents scurvy and is also called ascorbic acid, which means 'against scurvy'.