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Definition of "ascorbate" [ascorbate]

  • A salt of ascorbic acid. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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  • "High-dose injections of vitamin C, also known as ascorbate or ascorbic acid, reduced tumor weight an ..."
  • "There is no vitamin C whatsoever in grits, a fact that would upset Can's Damo Suzuki, who clearly believed vegetable-friendly L-ascorbate had special powers."
  • "“DNA damage induced by reactions of uranyl acetate with ascorbate.”"