aspartic acid
noun
as·par·tic acid ə-ˈspär-tik- 
: a crystalline amino acid C4H7NO4 found especially in plants
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Note that the two amino acids that lead to a mutation, alanine and aspartic acid, are shorter than glutamic acid. 
William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 13 Apr. 2022 Both German sequences carried an aspartic acid at the position, however, making that scenario unlikely. Kai Kupferschmidt, Science | AAAS, 17 May 2021 There is some modest evidence that D-aspartic acid in soybeans, lentils and almonds is helpful in promoting testosterone production. Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 24 May 2018 Some supplements with vitamin D and zinc, plus D-aspartic acid are available, but the impact is not proven. Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 24 May 2018
William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 13 Apr. 2022 Both German sequences carried an aspartic acid at the position, however, making that scenario unlikely. Kai Kupferschmidt, Science | AAAS, 17 May 2021 There is some modest evidence that D-aspartic acid in soybeans, lentils and almonds is helpful in promoting testosterone production. Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 24 May 2018 Some supplements with vitamin D and zinc, plus D-aspartic acid are available, but the impact is not proven. Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 24 May 2018 Word History
Etymology
International Scientific Vocabulary, irregular from Latin asparagus
First Known Use
1829, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
aspartic acid
noun
as·par·tic acid ə-ˌspärt-ik-
: a crystalline amino acid C4H7NO4 that is obtained from many proteins by hydrolysis —abbreviation Asp