抗坏血酸

抗壞血酸

kànghuàixuèsuān

noun #61,880

Meanings

1 ascorbic acid
2 vitamin C

Characters

to resist; anti-

Examples

配料表里的抗坏血酸其实就是维生素C。

Pèiliàobiǎo lǐ de kànghuàixuèsuān qíshí jiùshì wéishēngsù C.

The 'ascorbic acid' on the ingredient list is just vitamin C.

食品厂用抗坏血酸做抗氧化剂。

Shípǐnchǎng yòng kànghuàixuèsuān zuò kàngyǎnghuàjì.

Food factories use ascorbic acid as an antioxidant.

Tips

memory

抗 'anti-' + 坏血 'scurvy' (lit. 'bad blood') + 酸 'acid' = 'anti-scurvy acid'. A calque of Latin 'a-scorbutic' (against scurvy), literal and transparent once you know 坏血病 means scurvy.

Stroke Order

抗 kàng

坏 huài

血 xuè

酸 suān