Phrase guide

aspartic acid

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • UK: /æˈspɑːtɪkˌæsɪd/
  • UK: /æˈspɑːɹ.tɪkˌæsɪd/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

A nonessential amino acid, L-α-amino-succinic acid, aminobutanedioic acid, found in animal protein and in sugar beet etc (C4H7NO4).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: biochemistry, biology, chemistry, microbiology, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

Examples

  • Near-synonyms: aspartate, asparaginate

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: asparaginic acid, aspartate, asparaginate

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: amino acid

2

noun

Meaning 2

a crystalline amino acid found in proteins and occurring naturally in sugar beets and sugar cane

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: amino acid, aminoalkanoic acid

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

22 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: аспарагиновата киселина (asparaginovata kiselina) — a nonessential amino acid
  • Bulgarian: аспартат (aspartat) — a nonessential amino acid
  • Chinese Mandarin: 天冬氨酸 (tiāndōng'ānsuān) — a nonessential amino acid
  • Czech: kyselina asparagová — a nonessential amino acid
  • Danish: asparaginsyre — a nonessential amino acid
  • Finnish: asparagiinihappo — a nonessential amino acid
  • French: acide aspartique — a nonessential amino acid
  • Galician: ácido aspártico — a nonessential amino acid
  • German: Asparaginsäure — a nonessential amino acid
  • Greek: ασπαρτικό οξύ (aspartikó oxý) — a nonessential amino acid
  • Hungarian: aszparaginsav — a nonessential amino acid
  • Italian: acido aspartico — a nonessential amino acid
  • Japanese: アスパラギン酸 (asuparagin-san) — a nonessential amino acid
  • Kazakh: аспарагин қышқылы (asparagin qyşqyly) — a nonessential amino acid
  • Mongolian: аспарагиний хүчил (asparaginii xüčil) — a nonessential amino acid
  • Polish: kwas asparaginowy — a nonessential amino acid
  • Portuguese: ácido aspártico — a nonessential amino acid
  • Russian: аспараги́новая кислота́ (asparagínovaja kislotá) — a nonessential amino acid
  • Slovak: kyselina asparágová — a nonessential amino acid
  • Spanish: ácido aspártico — a nonessential amino acid
  • Swedish: asparaginsyra — a nonessential amino acid
  • Turkish: aspartik asit — a nonessential amino acid