glutamate

[ gloo-tuh-meyt ]

/ ˈglu təˌmeɪt /

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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, glutamine, glutaraldehyde, glutathione, glutch

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How to use glutamate in a sentence

When compounds such as sugar or glutamate hit the tongue, the corresponding receptors activate and send signals, via neurotransmitters, to the brain telling it which of the five tastes it’s savoring.
Spiciness isn’t a taste, and more burning facts about the mysterious sensation|Elana Spivack|September 24, 2021|Popular-Science
Aspartic acid occurs naturally in vegetables like asparagus, while glutamates are found in a myriad of ingredients, including ripe tomatoes, cured meats, aged cheeses, soy sauce, and kelp.
What is umami? No, really.|Elana Spivack|September 22, 2021|Popular-Science
A year later, he isolated glutamate in kelp as the source of the savoriness.
What is umami? No, really.|Elana Spivack|September 22, 2021|Popular-Science
If drugs that target serotonin help, they posit, then compounds that zero in on glutamate might help even more.
Can tripping on ketamine cure PTSD? I decided to try.|Corinne Iozzio|June 21, 2021|Popular-Science

It’s part of the glutamate system, and glutamate is the primary transmitter in the brain, which excites neurons and makes them fire more, and that’s basically how information is transmitted in the brain.
How Are Psychedelics and Other Party Drugs Changing Psychiatry? (Ep. 433)|Stephen J. Dubner|October 1, 2020|Freakonomics
Mulamì (malamì) ang sud-an ug bitsinan, The food becomes tasty if monosodium glutamate is added to it.
A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan|John U. Wolff

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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