Noah Webster Dictionary (1913 edition): Asparagine

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Noah Webster Dictionary (1913 edition): Asparagine


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(n.) 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.