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asparagine

/əˈspæɹ.ə.dʒiːn/

asparagine noun: a nonessential amino acid C₄H₈N₂O₃ found in plants such as asparagus.

Noun

asparagine (uncountable)

  1. A nonessential amino acid C₄H₈N₂O₃ found in plants such as asparagus.

Origin of asparagine

From French asparagine, from Latin asparagus + French -ine. By surface analysis, asparagus + -ine.

Questions about asparagine

What does asparagine mean?
Asparagine means a nonessential amino acid C₄H₈N₂O₃ found in plants such as asparagus.
What part of speech is asparagine?
Asparagine is a noun.
How do you pronounce asparagine?
Asparagine is pronounced /əˈspæɹ.ə.dʒiːn/ (UK).

Words near asparagine in the dictionary

  1. asparagi
  2. asparagin
  3. asparaginase
  4. asparaginases
  5. asparaginate
  6. asparagine
  7. asparagines
  8. asparaginic
  9. asparaginic acid
  10. asparaginous
  11. asparaginyl

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