Pronunciation: ə - ' spär-tik-
Function: noun
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, irregular from Latin asparagus
Date: 1863
: a crystalline amino acid C 4 H 7 NO 4 found especially in plants
ASPARTIC ACID
Meaning of ASPARTIC ACID in English
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012