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aspartic acid
as·par·tic ac·id [ ə sprtik ássid ]


noun 
Definition:
 
amino acid: an amino acid occurring in many plant proteins that can also be produced by humans and other animals. C4H7NO4
[Mid-19th century. < French aspartique< Latin asparagus (see asparagus)]
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