Etymology

asparagine

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Today it means: A nonessential amino acid C₄H₈N₂O₃ found in plants such as asparagus. Full definition →

French asparagine ← Latin asparagus
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  1. French · derived from-ine
  2. Latin · derived fromasparagus
  3. French · borrowed fromasparagine
  4. English todayasparagine

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

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