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aspartames

aspartames is the plural of aspartame.

Meaning of aspartame

Noun

aspartame (usually uncountable, plural aspartames)

  1. (usually) An artificial sweetener, the methyl ester of a dipeptide formed from aspartic acid and phenylalanine, used in many processed foods and beverages.
    • Though reluctant to further expose him to aspartame, I had little trouble persuading Jamie's mother to carry out a double-blind trial in order to more rigorously document her son's aberrant response to aspartame.2001, C. Keith Conners, Feeding the Brain: How Foods Affect Children, page 38
    Synonyms:
    E951 when used as a sweetener

Questions about aspartames

What is aspartames the plural of?
Aspartames is the plural of aspartame.

Words near aspartames in the dictionary

  1. asparginyl
  2. asparkle
  3. asparoside
  4. aspart
  5. aspartame
  6. aspartames
  7. aspartamide
  8. aspartamine
  9. aspartase
  10. aspartases
  11. aspartate

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