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aspartate
[ uh-spahr-teyt ]
/ əˈspɑr teɪt /
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noun Biochemistry.
a salt or ester formed from aspartic acid.
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Origin of aspartate
First recorded in 1860–65; aspart(ic acid) + -ate2
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Medical definitions for aspartate
aspartate
[ ə-spär′tāt ]
n.
A salt of aspartic acid.
An ester of aspartic acid.
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