asparagine

== English == === Etymology === From French asparagine, from Latin asparagus + French -ine. By surface analysis, asparagus +‎ -ine. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /əˈspæɹ.ə.dʒiːn/ === Noun === asparagine (uncountable) (biochemistry) A nonessential amino acid C4H8N2O3 found in plants such as asparagus. Alternative forms: aspargine; Asn, N (symbols) Hypernym: amino acid Coordinate terms: Asp, D, aspartic acid, aspartate ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === == French == === Etymology === From Latin asparagus +‎ -ine. === Pronunciation === === Noun === asparagine f (plural asparagines) (biochemistry) asparagine ==== Descendants ==== → English: asparagine === Further reading === “asparagine”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Italian == === Noun === asparagine f plural of asparagina