aspartic acid


as·par·tic acid

noun \ə-ˈspär-tik-\

Definition of ASPARTIC ACID

: a crystalline amino acid C4H7NO4 found especially in plants

Origin of ASPARTIC ACID

International Scientific Vocabulary, irregular from Latin asparagus
First Known Use: 1863

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