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glutamic acid

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structural formula of glutamic acid

Etymology

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Calque of German Glutaminsäure.[1]

Noun

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glutamic acid (uncountable)

  1. (biochemistry) A nonessential amino acid, α-amino-glutaric acid, occurring widely in animal and plant tissues; the salt, monosodium glutamate is used as a flavour-enhancing seasoning.

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References

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  1. ^ John A. Simpson and Edmund S. C. Weiner, editors (1989), “glutamic, a.”, in The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN.
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