monosodium
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of monosodium
Example Sentences
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Ajinomoto, the Japanese food company best known for commercializing monosodium glutamate, used its chemistry knowledge to make a specialized film used in the underside layer of a chip alongside T-glass.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 8, 2026
Examples that can be found around us include various amino acids, including monosodium glutamate, food proteins, enzymes, flavoring compounds, food colorings, and bioactive substances.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 12, 2024
But monosodium glutamate — created in 1908 by Japanese chemist Kikunae Ikeda, who coined the term "umami," the flavor it produces — is not the dangerous food additive you may have been misled about.
From Salon ● Mar. 28, 2023
It is one of the world’s largest producers of monosodium glutamate, a flavor enhancer.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 1, 2023
Thus the following compounds of sodium are known: NaH2PO4 monosodium hydrogen phosphate.
From An Elementary Study of Chemistry by McPherson, William
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