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aspalathus |
aspalathus cedcarbergensis |
aspalathus linearis |
asparagaceae |
asparaginase |
asparagine
| asparaginous
| asparagus
| asparagus asparagoides
| asparagus bean
| asparagus bed
asparagine
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun asparagine has 1 sense
CIDE DICTIONARY
asparagine, n. [Cf. F. asparagine.].
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 . [1913 Webster]
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