Asparagine

//əˈspæɹ.ə.dʒiːn// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A nonessential amino acid C₄H₈N₂O₃ found in plants such as asparagus. uncountable
  2. 2
    a crystalline amino acid found in proteins and in many plants (e.g., asparagus) wordnet

Synonyms

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amino acidasn

Etymology

From French asparagine, from Latin asparagus + French -ine. By surface analysis, asparagus + -ine.

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nonessential amino acid

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