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Asparagine
Webster's Dictionary
(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.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Asparagine'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/a/asparagine.html. 1828.