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asparagine

  • /əˈspæɹ.ə.dʒiːn/ UK

Where it comes from

From French asparagine, from Latin asparagus + French -ine. By surface analysis, asparagus + -ine.

noun

  1. uncountable A nonessential amino acid C₄H₈N₂O₃ found in plants such as asparagus.

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noun nonessential amino acid C4H8N2O3

Españolasparagina
日本語アスパラギン asuparagin
中文天冬酰胺 tiāndōngxiān'àn
Portuguêsasparagina
Françaisasparagine
DeutschAsparagin
Ελληνικάασπαραγίνη asparagíni
Românăasparagină

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"asparagine." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/asparagine. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

asparagine. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/asparagine

Chicago

"asparagine." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/asparagine.

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@misc{asparagine_2026,
  title = {asparagine},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/asparagine},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}