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English
Etymology
From French asparagine, from Latin asparagus + French -ine. By surface analysis, asparagus + -ine.
Noun
asparagine (uncountable)
- (biochemistry) A nonessential amino acid C4H8N2O3 found in plants such as asparagus.
Synonyms
Derived terms
Translations
nonessential amino acid C4H8N2O3
References
French
Etymology
From Latin asparagus + -ine.
Pronunciation
Noun
asparagine f (plural asparagines)
- (biochemistry) asparagine
Descendants
Further reading
Italian
Noun
asparagine f
- plural of asparagina