c14h18n2o5

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c14h18n2o5 - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  aspartame \aspartame\ n.
     1. an artificial sweetener containing an aspartic acid
        peptide, (C14H18N2O5); it is 160 times sweeter than
        sucrose (cane sugar) and is used as a calorie-free
        sweetener. Chemically it is
        N-L-[alpha]-aspartyl-L-phenylalanine-1-methyl ester. It is
        sold also under the trade name Equal.
        [WordNet 1.5]