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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An optical isomer of ascorbic acid used as an antioxidant.
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- noun chemistry a
stereoisomer ofascorbic acid that does not occur naturally
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[eryth(ro)– + (asc)orbic acid.]
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