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Aspartame

//əˈspɑːteɪm// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    An artificial sweetener, the methyl ester of a dipeptide formed from aspartic acid and phenylalanine, used in many processed foods and beverages. uncountable, usually

    "Though reluctant to further expose him to aspartame, I had little trouble persuading Jamie's mother to carry out a double-blind trial in order to more rigorously document her son's aberrant response to aspartame."

  2. 2
    an artificial sweetener made from aspartic acid; used as a calorie-free sweetener wordnet

Etymology

Commercial name, from aspartic. The -ame is perhaps because aspartame is an amide. Compare aspartamine.

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