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asparagine

as·pa·ra·gine

UK/əˈspæɹ.ə.dʒiːn/ uncommon

noun

1.

a crystalline amino acid found in proteins and in many plants (e.g., asparagus)

Origin

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

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