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Meaning of vitamin C | Babel Free

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.

uncountable

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.
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