glu·ta·mate

(glo͞o′tə-māt′)

A salt or ester of glutamic acid, especially one that functions as a neurotransmitter that excites cells of the central nervous system.

[glutam(ic acid) + -ate.]

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glutamate

(ˈɡluːtəˌmeɪt)

(Chemistry) any salt of glutamic acid, esp its sodium salt. See monosodium glutamate

[C19: from glutam(ic acid) + -ate¹]

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glu•ta•mate

(ˈglu təˌmeɪt)

n.

a salt or ester of glutamic acid.

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glutamate - a salt or ester of glutamic acid

salt - a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)

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