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glutamate

[ gloo-tuh-meyt ]
/ ˈglu təˌmeɪt /

noun

a salt or ester of glutamic acid.

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Origin of glutamate

First recorded in 1875–80; glutam(ic acid) + -ate2

Words nearby glutamate

gluon, gluonium, glurge, gluside, glut, glutamate, glutamic acid, glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase, glutamic-pyruvic transaminase, glutaminase, glutamine
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British Dictionary definitions for glutamate

glutamate
/ (ˈɡluːtəˌmeɪt) /

noun

any salt of glutamic acid, esp its sodium saltSee monosodium glutamate

Word Origin for glutamate

C19: from glutam (ic acid) + -ate 1
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Medical definitions for glutamate

glutamate
[ glōō′tə-māt′ ]

n.

A salt of glutamic acid.
An ester of glutamic acid.
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