GABA
a neurotransmitter of the central nervous system that inhibits excitatory responses.
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How to use GABA in a sentence
On to GABA Tepe just in time to see the opening, the climax and the end of the dreaded Turkish counter attack.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I | Ian HamiltonSo the first question has been whether to reinforce GABA Tepe from Helles or vice versa.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I | Ian HamiltonAs we were leaving, a message came in to say that an enemy submarine had been sighted off GABA Tepe.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I | Ian HamiltonAu Sud de GABA Tépé s'étend une plaine que les cartes disent accessible au débarquement.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I | Ian HamiltonThus, by the evening of the 26th, while GABA Tepe had been secured, beach Y had had to be abandoned.
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British Dictionary definitions for GABA
/ (ˈɡæbə) /
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
Abbreviation of gamma-aminobutyric acid
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