# aspartame

> English word · Noun · IPA /əˈspɑːteɪm/ · frequency rank #53,379

## Definitions
1. An artificial sweetener, the methyl ester of a dipeptide formed from aspartic acid and phenylalanine, used in many processed foods and beverages.

## Etymology
Commercial name, from aspartic. The -ame is perhaps because aspartame is an amide. Compare aspartamine.

## Source
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