See Also: Aspartic(medicine)
aspartic(dictionary)
Aspartic acid(medicine)
Aspartic acid(health)
aspartic proteinases(medicine)
aspartic acid(encyclopedia)
N-methyl, D-aspartic acid(medicine)
glutamic-aspartic transaminase(medicine)
Endothia aspartic proteinase(medicine)
aspartic acid 2-oxoglutarate-dependent dioxygenase(medicine)

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aspartic adjective. M19.
[French aspartique, formed arbitrarily on Latin ASPARAGUS: see -IC.]
Biochemistry. aspartic acid, an acidic amino acid, COOHCH2CH(NH2)COOH, which occurs in proteins and esp. in sugar cane, and is important in nitrogen metabolism in animals.