monosodium
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of monosodium
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Aijinomoto is best known as the pioneer of monosodium glutamate seasoning.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 5, 2026
Ajinomoto, the Japanese food company best known for commercializing monosodium glutamate, used its chemistry knowledge to make a specialized film used in the underside layer of a chip alongside T-glass.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 8, 2026
"Carrageenan, riboflavin, monosodium glutamate and 20 others that I can’t pronounce," he said, as one of the "MAHA moms" gravely intoned, "that stuff's really bad."
From Salon ● Mar. 26, 2025
Examples that can be found around us include various amino acids, including monosodium glutamate, food proteins, enzymes, flavoring compounds, food colorings, and bioactive substances.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 12, 2024
Many moderns who have found that monosodium glutamate steps up the flavor of natural cheese, put it in at the start, using one-half teaspoon for each cup of grated Cheddar.
From The Complete Book of Cheese by Robert Carlton Brown
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