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nouna condition caused by deficiency of ascorbic acid (vitamin C)
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"a scurvy trick"adjectiveof the most contemptible kind
Definition that contains scurvy
- c a vitamin found in fresh fruits (especially citrus fruits) and vegetables; prevents scurvy
- common scurvy grass a widely distributed Arctic cress reputed to have value in treatment or prevention of scurvy; a concentrated source of vitamin C
- scurvy grass a widely distributed Arctic cress reputed to have value in treatment or prevention of scurvy; a concentrated source of vitamin C
- scorbutic of or relating to or having or resembling scurvy
- vitamin c a vitamin found in fresh fruits (especially citrus fruits) and vegetables; prevents scurvy
- cochlearia officinalis a widely distributed Arctic cress reputed to have value in treatment or prevention of scurvy; a concentrated source of vitamin C
- ascorbic acid a vitamin found in fresh fruits (especially citrus fruits) and vegetables; prevents scurvy