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Scorbutic in a sentence

Scorbutic meaning

Of, pertaining to, or suffering from scurvy.

Synonyms of Scorbutic

avitaminosis hypovitaminosis

Related words

Other words often associated with Scorbutic or its synonyms:

malnutrition

Using Scorbutic

  • The main meaning on this page is: Of, pertaining to, or suffering from scurvy.
  • Useful related words include: avitaminosis, hypovitaminosis.
  • In the example corpus, scorbutic often appears in combinations such as: experimental scorbutic, scorbutic diet.

Context around Scorbutic

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 27.7 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 6 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

experimental 2× twelve 1× anti 1×

Often after:

diet 2× tongue 1× sailors 1× factor 1×

Sentence patterns with Scorbutic

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

an experimental scorbutic diet with 2× death to scorbutic and hemorrhoidal 1× divided twelve scorbutic sailors into 1× hypothesised anti scorbutic factor in 1× with a scorbutic tongue due 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

these studies both 2× a child presenting 1× he divided twelve 1× when his body 1×

Common sentence endings:

groups of two 1× holst and frølich 1× mg a day 1× mg per day 1× the greatest heat 1× vitamin c deficiency 1×

Words around Scorbutic

Just before it in the word index:

scorbunny 6 scoraig 2 scorable 3 scor 7 scopus 8 scopuli 2

Just after it in the word index:

scorcese 2 scorch 27 scorched 144 scorcher 14 scorchers 21 scorches 4

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaas 8 aacc 8 aacs 8 aafes 8 aankh 8 aapp 8

Corpus analysis for Scorbutic

  • In this selection, "scorbutic" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, experimental, twelve, anti, diet, tongue and sailors stand out and add context to how "scorbutic" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include an experimental scorbutic diet with and death to scorbutic and hemorrhoidal. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "scorbutic" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with scorbutic

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 divided twelve scorbutic sailors into six groups of two. (10 words)

A child presenting with a "scorbutic tongue" due to what proved to be a vitamin C deficiency. (17 words)

One of the vitamins was thought to be the hypothesised anti-scorbutic factor in certain foods, such as those tested by Holst and Frølich. (24 words)

Longer example sentences

When his body was opened for the autopsy, the doctors ascribed his death to scorbutic and hemorrhoidal dispositions of long standing that were aggravated by excessive labour and the habit of provoking artificial perspiration even in the greatest heat. (39 words)

These studies both found that all obvious symptoms of scurvy previously induced by an experimental scorbutic diet with extremely low vitamin C content could be completely reversed by additional vitamin C supplementation of only 10 mg a day. (38 words)

These studies both found that all obvious symptoms of scurvy previously induced by an experimental scorbutic diet with extremely low vitamin C content could be completely reversed by additional vitamin C supplementation of only 10 mg per day. (38 words)

Example sentences (6)

A child presenting with a "scorbutic tongue" due to what proved to be a vitamin C deficiency.

He divided twelve scorbutic sailors into six groups of two.

One of the vitamins was thought to be the hypothesised anti-scorbutic factor in certain foods, such as those tested by Holst and Frølich.

These studies both found that all obvious symptoms of scurvy previously induced by an experimental scorbutic diet with extremely low vitamin C content could be completely reversed by additional vitamin C supplementation of only 10 mg a day.

These studies both found that all obvious symptoms of scurvy previously induced by an experimental scorbutic diet with extremely low vitamin C content could be completely reversed by additional vitamin C supplementation of only 10 mg per day.

When his body was opened for the autopsy, the doctors ascribed his death to scorbutic and hemorrhoidal dispositions of long standing that were aggravated by excessive labour and the habit of provoking artificial perspiration even in the greatest heat.

Common combinations with scorbutic

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "scorbutic" in a sentence?
An example: "A child presenting with a "scorbutic tongue" due to what proved to be a vitamin C deficiency." This page contains 6 example sentences with the word "scorbutic" from authentic English texts.
What does "scorbutic" mean?
Scorbutic means: Of, pertaining to, or suffering from scurvy.
What are synonyms of "scorbutic"?
Common synonyms of "scorbutic" include: avitaminosis, hypovitaminosis.
How many example sentences with "scorbutic" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 6 example sentences with "scorbutic", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.