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Antiscorbutic in a sentence

Antiscorbutic meaning

Preventing or curing scurvy.

Using Antiscorbutic

  • The main meaning on this page is: Preventing or curing scurvy.
  • In the example corpus, antiscorbutic often appears in combinations such as: the antiscorbutic, antiscorbutic factor.

Context around Antiscorbutic

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 29.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 3 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

practical 1×

Often after:

factor 3×

Sentence patterns with Antiscorbutic

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

be the antiscorbutic factor but 2× a practical antiscorbutic among civilian 1× acid the antiscorbutic factor 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

he suspected it 1× meanwhile by 1932 1× navy expeditions continued 1× szent györgyi had 1×

Common sentence endings:

a biological assay 2× in the arctic 1× the antiscorbutic factor 1×

Words around Antiscorbutic

Just before it in the word index:

antiscientific 2 antis 2 antirrio 2 antirheumatic 2 antiretrovirals 3 antiretroviral 41

Just after it in the word index:

antiseize 2 antisemite 14 antisemiten 2 antisemites 27 antisemitic 341 antisemitism 521

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaand 6 aaah 6 aaargh 6 aacl 6 aadhi 6 aak 6

Corpus analysis for Antiscorbutic

  • In this selection, "antiscorbutic" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 29.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, practical and factor stand out and add context to how "antiscorbutic" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include be the antiscorbutic factor but and a practical antiscorbutic among civilian. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "antiscorbutic" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aaargh, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with antiscorbutic

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

He suspected it to be the antiscorbutic factor but could not prove it without a biological assay. (17 words)

Navy expeditions continued to be plagued by scurvy even while fresh (not jerked or tinned) meat was well known as a practical antiscorbutic among civilian whalers and explorers in the Arctic. (31 words)

Meanwhile, by 1932, Szent-Györgyi had moved to Hungary and his group had discovered that paprika peppers, a common spice in the Hungarian diet, was a rich source of hexuronic acid, the antiscorbutic factor. (34 words)

Longer example sentences

Szent-Györgyi had isolated the chemical hexuronic acid (actually, L -hexuronic acid) from animal adrenal glands at the Mayo clinic, and suspected it to be the antiscorbutic factor but could not prove it without a biological assay. (37 words)

Meanwhile, by 1932, Szent-Györgyi had moved to Hungary and his group had discovered that paprika peppers, a common spice in the Hungarian diet, was a rich source of hexuronic acid, the antiscorbutic factor. (34 words)

Navy expeditions continued to be plagued by scurvy even while fresh (not jerked or tinned) meat was well known as a practical antiscorbutic among civilian whalers and explorers in the Arctic. (31 words)

Example sentences (4)

He suspected it to be the antiscorbutic factor but could not prove it without a biological assay.

Meanwhile, by 1932, Szent-Györgyi had moved to Hungary and his group had discovered that paprika peppers, a common spice in the Hungarian diet, was a rich source of hexuronic acid, the antiscorbutic factor.

Navy expeditions continued to be plagued by scurvy even while fresh (not jerked or tinned) meat was well known as a practical antiscorbutic among civilian whalers and explorers in the Arctic.

Szent-Györgyi had isolated the chemical hexuronic acid (actually, L -hexuronic acid) from animal adrenal glands at the Mayo clinic, and suspected it to be the antiscorbutic factor but could not prove it without a biological assay.

Common combinations with antiscorbutic

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "antiscorbutic" in a sentence?
An example: "He suspected it to be the antiscorbutic factor but could not prove it without a biological assay." This page contains 4 example sentences with the word "antiscorbutic" from authentic English texts.
What does "antiscorbutic" mean?
Antiscorbutic means: Preventing or curing scurvy.
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