/euh spar"euh jeen', -jin/ , n.
a white, crystalline, amino acid, NH 2 COCH 2 CH(NH 2 )COOH, soluble in water, obtained from certain plants, esp. legumes, and used chiefly as a nutrient in culture media for certain bacteria. Abbr.: Asn; Symbol: N
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