dehydroascorbic acid

dehydroascorbic acid
de·hy·dro·ascor·bic acid -ə-.skȯr-bik- n a crystalline oxidation product C6H6O6 of vitamin C that occurs at times in some foodstuffs (as fruits, vegetables, and milk) and can be reduced to vitamin C

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de·hy·dro·as·cor·bic ac·id (de-hi″dro-ə-skorґbik) the reversibly oxidized form of ascorbic acid, which has the same vitamin C activity as ascorbic acid when ingested.

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