aspartate

as·par·tate

[uh-spahr-teyt]
noun Biochemistry.
a salt or ester formed from aspartic acid.

Origin:
1860–65; aspart(ic acid) + -ate2

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aspartate a·spar·tate (ə-spär'tāt)
n.

  1. A salt of aspartic acid.

  2. An ester of aspartic acid.

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