1. preventing or curing scurvy
Usage: medical

1. a substance that prevents or cures scurvy
Usage: medical

Examples

• Vitamin C has antiscorbutic properties that prevent scurvy.
• Sailors carried citrus fruits as antiscorbutic remedies on long voyages.
• The doctor prescribed an antiscorbutic to treat the patient’s scurvy.
• Fresh vegetables serve as natural antiscorbutics.
• The antiscorbutic effect of lemon juice was well known to naval physicians.
• Lime juice was used as an antiscorbutic by the British Navy.