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Scorbutic vs Scorbut - What's the difference?

scorbutic | scorbut | Related terms |

Scorbutic is a related term of scorbut.


As an adjective scorbutic

is of, pertaining to, or suffering from scurvy.

As a noun scorbut is

(obsolete) scurvy.

scorbutic

English

Alternative forms

* scorbutical

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Of, pertaining to, or suffering from scurvy.

    • Antonyms

    *antiscorbutic

    Derived terms

    * scorbic * scorbutically

    scorbut

    English

    Alternative forms

    * scorbute

    Noun

    (-)
  • (obsolete) scurvy

    • Related terms

    * scorbutic

    References

    * OED 2nd edition 1989 ----