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Each 1,000 mg dose—crafted from 80% ascorbic acid and 20% sodium ascorbate—comes in liposomal format to optimize absorption.—Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 16 Aug. 2025 The only other three ingredients are carbon dioxide, citric acid, and ascorbic acid.—Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 3 May 2025 Other chemicals where inventories are tight include ascorbic acid found in Vitamin C, ammonium bicarbonate used to make baking/cleaning products, and sodium thiocyanate, a critical chemical for concrete used in construction.—Lori Ann Larocco, CNBC, 12 May 2025 In skin care products, topical vitamin C comes in two forms: as pure ascorbic acid or in its ester form, explains Dr. Zeichner.—Catharine Malzahn, Glamour, 17 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for ascorbic acid
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International Scientific Vocabulary a- + New Latin scorbutus scurvy — more at scorbutic
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