GABA

[ gab-uh ]

nounBiochemistry.
  1. a neurotransmitter of the central nervous system that inhibits excitatory responses.

Origin of GABA

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How to use GABA in a sentence

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British Dictionary definitions for GABA

GABA

/ (ˈɡæbə) /


n acronym for
  1. gamma-aminobutyric acid: a biologically active substance found in plants and in brain and other animal tissues; it is a neurotransmitter that inhibits activation of neurones

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Scientific definitions for GABA

GABA

  1. Abbreviation of gamma-aminobutyric acid

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