asparagine
Asparagin
A nonessential amino acid C₄H₈N₂O₃ found in plants such as asparagusA nonessential amino acid C₄H₈N₂O₃ found in plants such as asparagus.
/əˈspæɹ.ə.dʒiːn/
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)A nonessential amino acid C₄H₈N₂O₃ found in plants such as asparagus.
Asparagin
a crystalline amino acid found in proteins and in many plants (e.g., asparagus)
Translations
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By meaning 1
nonessential amino acid C4H8N2O3:
Origin
From French asparagine, from Latin asparagus + French -ine. By surface analysis, asparagusFrom French asparagine, from Latin asparagus + French -ine. By surface analysis, asparagus + -ine.
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