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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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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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