aspartic acid

noun

as·​par·​tic acid ə-ˈspär-tik- 

: a crystalline amino acid C₄H₇NO₄ found especially in plants

Examples of aspartic acid in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The sweetener is a mixture of two amino acids: aspartic acid and phenylalanine, and is 200 times sweeter than sugar by weight with few calories. — Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Oct. 2025

Spot On! Advertisement Advertisement There are also 11 non-essential amino acids—alanine, arginine, asparagine, aspartic acid, cysteine, glutamic acid, glutamine, glycine, proline, serine, and tyrosine—that can be produced by your body. — Stacey Colino, Time, 27 May 2025

Aspartame, also known as NutraSweet or Equal, is composed of two amino acids (building blocks of protein): phenylalanine and aspartic acid. — Trang Tran, Pharmd, Verywell Health, 26 July 2024

Also concerning are Magnesium Aspartate and Magnesium Glutamate because of the additional ingredients — glutamic acid and aspartic acid, that are added. — Allison Futterman, Discover Magazine, 29 Jan. 2024

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary, irregular from Latin asparagus

First Known Use

1829, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for aspartic acid

• antacid
• placid

Kids Definition

aspartic acid

noun

as·​par·​tic acid ə-ˌspärt-ik- 

: an amino acid found especially in plants

Medical Definition

aspartic acid

noun

as·​par·​tic acid ə-ˌspärt-ik- 

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

—abbreviation Asp