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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
Bahasa Indonesia vitamin C
日本語 ビタミンC
한국어 비타민 C
Polski witamina C
Português vitamina C
Русский витами́н C
Svenska C-vitamin

CEFR level

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

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