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glutamate

[ gloo-tuh-meyt ]

noun

  1. a salt or ester of glutamic acid.


glutamate

/ ˈɡluːtəˌmeɪt /

noun

  1. any salt of glutamic acid, esp its sodium salt See monosodium glutamate


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Word History and Origins

Origin of glutamate1

First recorded in 1875–80; glutam(ic acid) + -ate 2

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Word History and Origins

Origin of glutamate1

C19: from glutam ( ic acid ) + -ate 1

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Example Sentences

When compounds such as sugar or glutamate hit the tongue, the corresponding receptors activate and send signals, via neurotransmitters, to the brain telling it which of the five tastes it’s savoring.

Aspartic acid occurs naturally in vegetables like asparagus, while glutamates are found in a myriad of ingredients, including ripe tomatoes, cured meats, aged cheeses, soy sauce, and kelp.

A year later, he isolated glutamate in kelp as the source of the savoriness.

If drugs that target serotonin help, they posit, then compounds that zero in on glutamate might help even more.

It’s part of the glutamate system, and glutamate is the primary transmitter in the brain, which excites neurons and makes them fire more, and that’s basically how information is transmitted in the brain.

Mulamì (malamì) ang sud-an ug bitsinan, The food becomes tasty if monosodium glutamate is added to it.

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glutglutamic acid