Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

antiscorbutic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: an-ti-scor-bu-tic
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Preventing or curing scurvy.

noun

A medicine that prevents or cures scurvy.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́) Ancient Greek ἀντι- (anti-)der. English anti- English scorbutic English antiscorbutic From anti- + scorbutic.

Inflected Forms

more antiscorbutic (comparative) most antiscorbutic (superlative) anti-scorbutic (alternative) antiscorbutics (plural)

Phrases

ascorbic acid

Frequently Paired Words

ascorbic ascorbic acid

Questions

What does antiscorbutic mean?: Preventing or curing scurvy.
Where does antiscorbutic come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́) Ancient Greek ἀντι- (anti-)der. English anti- English scorbutic English antiscorbutic From anti- + scorbutic.

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