vitamin C

1. 1.

   The L-enantiomer of ascorbic acid, a water-soluble nutrient essential for life, synthesized by most animals and plants but not humans, widely used for numerous biological functions, and abundant in citrus fruits and many vegetables.

   抗坏血酸的L-对映体,一种生命必需的水溶性营养素,多数动植物可合成但人类不能,参与多种生物学功能,富含于柑橘类水果和许多蔬菜中。

维生素C；[医] 维生素C