SCORBUTIC

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to or having or resembling scurvy

Example:

scorbutic symptoms

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Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

scurvy (a condition caused by deficiency of ascorbic acid (vitamin C))

Derivation:

scorbutus; scurvy (a condition caused by deficiency of ascorbic acid (vitamin C))

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