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aspartic acid definition

as·par·tic acid (as pär′tik)

a nonessential amino acid, COOHCHCH(NH)COOH

Etymology: coined from asparagus

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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