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抗壞血酸

简抗坏血酸 · 繁抗壞血酸

Mandarin · pinyin kàng huài xuè suān

vitamin C
ascorbic acid

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抗: kàng · resist, oppose, defy, reject
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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

(organic chemistry, biochemistry) ascorbic acid

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