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glu⋅tam⋅ic ac⋅id

  [gloo-tam-ik]
–noun Biochemistry.
an amino acid, HOOCCH2CH2CH(NH2)COOH, obtained by hydrolysis from wheat gluten and sugar-beet residues, used commercially chiefly in the form of its sodium salt to intensify the flavor of meat or other food. Abbreviation: Glu; Symbol: E
Also, glu⋅ta⋅min⋅ic ac⋅id  [gloo-tuh-min-ik, gloo-] .

Origin:
1870–75; glut(en) + amic acid
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: Glu
Function: abbreviation
glutamic acid; glutamyl

Main Entry: glu·tam·ic acid
Pronunciation: (")glü-"tam-ik-
Function: noun
: a crystalline amino acidC5H9NO4 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 aneurotransmitter which excites postsynaptic neurons—abbreviation Glu
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Medical Dictionary

Glu abbr.

  1. glutamic acid

  2. glutamine

glutamic acid glu·tam·ic acid (gl&oomacr;-tām'ĭk)
n.
Abbr. Glu
A nonessential amino acid occurring widely in plant and animal tissue and having a salt, monosodium glutamate, that is used as a flavor-intensifying seasoning.

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Science Dictionary
glutamic acid   (gl-tām'ĭk)  Pronunciation Key 
A nonessential amino acid. Chemical formula: C5H9NO4. See more at amino acid.
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Computing Dictionary

GLU language
A practical coarse grain implementation of the Lucid dataflow language for networks.
(1998-03-07)

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
glu
glucose
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