Can You Crack the Code of Lab Tools and Vitamin C?

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Across
  1. 2. I’m a large rodent that can’t make its own Vitamin C, often kept as a pet!
  2. 4. This vitamin goes by the chemical name "______ acid."
  3. 7. I’m the structural protein that keeps your tissues tough and youthful—Vitamin C has my back!
  4. 10. I’m the state of iodine when Vitamin C reduces me—I disappear completely!
  5. 12. When this is strong, you're less likely to get sick.
  6. 13. I’m the process where electrons are gained—Vitamin C does this to iodine!
  7. 15. I’m the enzyme missing in humans, making Vitamin C an essential nutrient!
  8. 16. I’m a super reaction where someone’s lost and someone’s gained—chemistry's give-and-take!
  9. 17. I’m what happens to Vitamin C when it’s left in heat or light too long!
  10. 18. I’m the animal writing this crossword and can’t make my own Vitamin C either!
  11. 19. A tool that helps us "magnify" the unseen world.
Down
  1. 1. I’m the type of vitamin that dissolves in water—Vitamin C belongs to my category!
  2. 3. "I’m the volume superstar of the micropipette world—think µL, not liters!
  3. 5. I’m the color of iodine in its natural state—deep and earthy!
  4. 6. The lab's "magic wand" for tiny drops.
  5. 8. I neutralize free radicals like a superhero—Vitamin C gives me my powers!
  6. 9. The golden liquid in the iodine test, I’m known for my earthy, antiseptic vibes!
  7. 11. A disease of pirates, it's caused by a severe lack of vitamin C
  8. 14. I’m the part of a reaction where electrons are lost—what am I?
  9. 15. I'm the fruity superstar of vitamin C—green and tangy, with more punch than an orange!