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as⋅par⋅tame

  [uh-spahr-teym, a-spahr-, as-per-teym]
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–noun
a white, crystalline, odorless, slightly water-soluble noncarbohydrate powder, C14H18N2O5, synthesized from amino acids, that is 150–200 times as sweet as sugar: used as a low-calorie sugar substitute in soft drinks, table sweeteners, and other food products.
Origin:
1970–75; aspart(yl phenyl)a(linine) m(ethyl) e(ster), the powder's chemical name
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as·par·tame   (ās'pər-tām', ə-spär'-)   
n.  An artificial sweetener, C14H18N2O5, formed from aspartic acid.

[aspart(ic acid) + (phenyl)a(lanine) + m(ethyl) + e(ster).]
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Word Origin & History

aspartame 
artificial sweetener, 1973, from aspartic (1836), from asparagine, irregular formation from asparagus, so called because the compound was found in asparagus and other vegetables.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: as·par·tame
Pronunciation: 'as-p&r-"tAm, &-'spär-
Function: noun
: a crystalline dipeptide esterC14H18N2O5 that is synthesized from the amino acids phenylalanine and aspartic acid and is used as a low-calorie sweetener —see NUTRASWEET
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aspartame as·par·tame (ās'pər-tām', ə-spär'-)
n.
A low-calorie, artificial sweetening agent derived from aspartic acid.

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aspartame   (ās'pər-tām', ə-spär'-)  Pronunciation Key 
An artificial sweetener formed from aspartic acid. Chemical formula: C14H18N2O5.
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