ascorbic acid

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

as·cor·bic acid 7 BrE [əsˌkɔːbɪk ˈæsɪd] NAmE [əsˌkɔːrbɪk ˈæsɪd] noun uncountable
= ↑vitamin C

Word Origin:
[ascorbic acid] 1930s: from ↑a- ‘without’ + medieval Latin scorbutus ‘scurvy’ + ↑-ic.