vitamin C

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

The L-enantiomer of ascorbic acid, a water-soluble nutrient essential for life, synthesized by most animals and plants but not humans, although used in our bodies for many purposes. It is plentiful in citrus fruits and many vegetables, and a deficiency causes scurvy.

Equivalents

Españolvitamina C

Françaisvitamine C

Portuguêsvitamina C

14 more languages

العربيةفِيتَامِين C فيتامين ج فيتامين سي

SuomiC-vitamiini

हिन्दीविटामिन सी

MagyarC-vitamin

Bahasa Indonesiavitamin C

ÍslenskaC-vítamín

日本語ビタミンC

ქართულიC ვიტამინი ვიტამინი C

한국어비타민 C

Polskiwitamina C

Русскийвитами́н C

SvenskaC-vitamin

Kiswahilivitamini C

Tagalogbitamina C

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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See also

vitamin D vitamin D1 vitamin D2 vitamin D3 vitamin D4 vitamin D5

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