Original: Ascorbic acid is one form ( vitamer ) of vitamin C , and was historically the first chemical compound to be synthesized , and identified , as vitamin C/O. The name is derived from a - ( meaning '' no '' ) and scorbutus ( scurvy ) , the disease caused by a deficiency of vitamin C.
Simplified: Ascorbic acid is one form of vitamin C , and was historically the first chemical compound to be synthesized , and identified , as vitamin C/O. The name is derived from a - ( meaning '' no '' ) and scorbutus ( scurvy ) , the disease caused by a deficiency of vitamin C.