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What does the c in vitamin c stand for?

Answer:
The C in Vitamin C came from the name of the person who first discovered it: Charlie



Vitamin C is also known as L-ascorbic acid or L-ascorbate...

The person responsibile for identifying vitamin C was

Albert Szent-Györgyi, so vitamin C did not come from his name.
First answer by ID1219860003. Last edit by Daniel Cobb DOM. Contributor trust: 0 [recommend contributor recommended]. Question popularity: 1 [recommend question].

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