Asparagine

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  • noun. A crystalline amino acid, C4H8N2O3, found in many proteins, and present in large amounts in some plants, such as asparagus, that is easily hydrolyzed to aspartic acid.
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  • noun. A white, nitrogenous, crystallizable substance, C4H8N2O3+H2O, found in many plants, and first obtained from asparagus. It is believed to aid in the disposition of nitrogenous matter throughout the plant; -- called also altheine.
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  • noun. A nonessential amino acid C4H8N2O3 found in plants such as asparagus.
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  • noun. a crystalline amino acid found in proteins and in many plants (e.g., asparagus)
    • Word Usage
    "It contains an amino acid called asparagine that bonus! acts as a diuretic to flush excess liquid out of your system."
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    amino acid  aminoalkanoic acid  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    arginine  choline  citrulline  creatine  glutamate  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    Asn  
    variant
    altheine  
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