glutamate

[gloo-tuh-meyt]

noun

1. a salt or ester of glutamic acid.

glutamate

/ ˈɡluːtəˌmeɪt /

noun

1. any salt of glutamic acid, esp its sodium salt See monosodium glutamate

Word History and Origins

Origin of glutamate¹

First recorded in 1875–80; glutam(ic acid) + -ate ²

Word History and Origins

Origin of glutamate¹

C19: from _glutam ( _{ic acid} ) + _-ate ¹

Example Sentences

He said the team discovered that a molecule called glutamate is released in muscles to activate an unusual receptor.

From BBC

"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

Two of the genetic differences identified by the team involve genes known as glutamate receptors 1 and 4 respectively, which are important for nerve and brain function.

From Science Daily

The team found that the phasic inhibitory interneurons become stimulated by lots of input of the neurotransmitter glutamate from the excitatory neurons and vigorously spike, or fire.

From Science Daily

Each color in this slice of a mouse’s eye is a different amino acid; green is glutamine, pink is taurine and blue is glutamate.

From New York Times