kainic acid

American

[kahy-nik] / ˈkaɪ nɪk /

noun

Pharmacology.

an analogue of glutamate, C 10 H 15 NO 4 , derived from the red alga Digenia simplex, used experimentally to stimulate certain neurons in the brain.

1953; < Japanese kain ( in-sō ) the name of the alga + -ic

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