- ascorbic (adj.)
[ascorbic 词源字典]
- 1933 (in ascorbic acid), from a- (2) + scorb(ut)ic "of scurvy" (from Medieval Latin scorbuticus "scurvy"); originally in reference to Vitamin C, which is an anti-scorbutic. The Latin word is perhaps of German or Dutch origin.[ascorbic etymology, ascorbic origin, 英语词源]