抗壞血酸

简 抗坏血酸 · 繁 抗壞血酸
Mandarin · pinyin kàng huài xuè suān

Meanings

  1. vitamin C
  2. ascorbic acid
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抗
kàng · resist, oppose, defy, reject
壞
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血
xuè · blood; Kangxi radical 143
酸
suān · tart, sour; acid; stiff; spoiled
坏
huài · rotten, spoilt, bad, broken down
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4–4–4–1 · kang4 huai4 xue4 suan1

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kong3 waai6 hyut3 syun1

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noun

  1. (organic chemistry, biochemistry) ascorbic acid

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