asparagine

asparagine has 2 senses in the JumbleFix dictionary. Letters: 10.

Definitions

• 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.
• n.. a crystalline amino acid found in proteins and in many plants (e.g., asparagus)