Meaning of vitamin C | Babel Free
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
Español
vitamina C
Suomi
C-vitamiini
Français
vitamine C
हिन्दी
विटामिन सी
Magyar
C-vitamin
Bahasa Indonesia
vitamin C
Íslenska
C-vítamín
日本語
ビタミンC
한국어
비타민 C
Polski
witamina C
Português
vitamina C
Русский
витами́н C
Svenska
C-vitamin
Kiswahili
vitamini C
Tagalog
bitamina C
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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