Vitamin C/Definition

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A definition or brief description of Vitamin C.

Required by a few mammalian species, including humans and higher primates. It is water-soluble and is usually obtained by eating fruits and vegetables; associated with scurvy (hence its chemical name, ascorbic acid).

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