aspartic acid

noun as·par·tic acid \ə-ˈspär-tik-\

Definition of ASPARTIC ACID

: a crystalline amino acid C₄H₇NO₄ found especially in plants

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International Scientific Vocabulary, irregular from Latin asparagus

First Known Use: 1863

Medical Dictionary

noun as·par·tic acid \ə-ˌspärt-ik-\

: a crystalline amino acid C₄H₇NO₄ that is obtained from many proteins by hydrolysis—abbreviation Asp

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