Associations to the word «Ascorbic»

Wiktionary

ASCORBIC, adjective. Of or pertaining to ascorbic acid or its derivatives
ASCORBIC ACID, noun. (chemistry) A white crystalline organic compound, C6H8O6, found in citrus fruits and many vegetables; it is an antioxidant and an efficient scavenger of free radicals.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats