First Known Use: 1871
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glutamic acid
noun glu·tam·ic acid \(ˌ)glü-ˈta-mik-\
Definition of GLUTAMIC ACID
: a crystalline amino acid C5H9NO4 widely distributed in plant and animal proteins
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Origin of GLUTAMIC ACID
International Scientific Vocabulary gluten + amino + -ic
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glutamic acid
noun glu·tam·ic acid \(ˌ)glü-ˌtam-ik-\
Medical Definition of GLUTAMIC ACID
: a crystalline amino acid C5H9NO4 that is widely distributed in plant and animal proteins and that acts throughout the central nervous system especially in the form of a salt or ester as a neurotransmitter which excites postsynaptic neurons—abbreviation Glu
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