aspartic acid

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Noun

aspartic acid (uncountable)

  2. (biochemistry) A nonessential amino acid, L-α-amino-succinic acid, aminobutanedioic acid, found in animal protein and in sugar beet etc (C4H7NO4).
    Alternative forms: Asp, D (symbols)
    Synonym: asparaginic acid
    Hypernym: amino acid
    Coordinate terms: asparagine, aspargine, asparaginate, Asn, N
    Near-synonyms: aspartate, asparaginate

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