vitamin C
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1.1
- noun
- /ˈvaɪtəmɪn si/
- Specialized
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vitamina C
- A deficiency in vitamin C can lead to scurvy, which causes symptoms like fatigue and gum disease.
- vitamin C mg
- vitamin C-rich
- vitamin C-rich foods
And the lemon acts as a antioxidant and it's high in vitamin C, which creates collagen.
- And the lemon acts as a antioxidant and it's high in vitamin C, which creates collagen.
- So citrus fruits again have the vitamin C Oranges, grapefruits, Kiwis, pineapples.
- I'm a pro as stronger than conventional antioxidants like vitamin C.
- One of these R dots is ascorbate vitamin C.
- Strawberries, most people don't know this, are actually one of the most vitamin C rich foods on the entire planet.
- But was there anything else in the drip like ascorbic acid, like vitamin C?
- And then as far as taking supplements, vitamins, those sort of things, because things like vitamin C are a water soluble vitamin.
- God, I look insane right now and the vitamin C tightening serum, Yes, please.
Examples
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Wild greens are typically higher in calcium, iron, magnesium, and vitamin C, for example, than cultivated plants.
Academic text (2004) -
One of the most common problems was scurvy, which was caused by a lack of vitamin C.
Academic text (2007) -
Do we need vitamin C?
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Daddy, you need your Vitamin C.
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Each fruit has more vitamin C than a large orange.
Academic text (1995) -
For those who had low levels of vitamin C, that number was increased by 120%.
Blog text (14) -
It contains a lot of Vitamin C.
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I don't think you get enough vitamin C.
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An increase of 10 mg of vitamin C is needed during the last trimester of pregnancy.
Academic text (2012) -
Now, broccoli is packed with vitamin C, calcium, and magnesium.
Synonyms
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1.0
A vitamin in fruits and vegetables that prevents scurvy
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3.8
A vitamin found in fruits and vegetables that prevents scurvy and helps keep you healthy
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6.8
A salt form of vitamin C used in food and to protect body cells from damage
Surface Forms
Morphology
This is a straightforward subtype construction: 'C' names a specific type of vitamin, so combining 'vitamin' (a nutrient class) with 'C' yields the specific nutrient 'vitamin C' whose basic function is predictable. The pattern (vitamin + letter/name) is cross-linguistically common and therefore immediately comprehensible to B1 learners who know both constituents.
Etymology
Vitamin C comes from sailors' discoveries about citrus and 'scurvy'—people found that eating oranges and lemons stopped the illness, so the useful substance was called a vitamin and given the letter C. That's why Vitamin C today means the nutrient that prevents 'scurvy' and helps the immune system.