English Explanatory Dictionary

glutamate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any salt or ester of glutamic acid.
  2. The anion of glutamic acid in its role as a neurotransmitter.

Pronunciation

/ˈɡluː.tə.meɪt/ [ˈɡlʉː.tə.mɛɪ̯t] /ˈɡlu.tə.meɪt/ [ˈɡɫu̟.ɾə.meɪ̯t] /ˈɡlʉː.tə.mæɪt/ [ˈɡɫʉː.ɾə.mæɪ̯t] LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-glutamate.wav

Word forms

glutamate glutamates

Etymology

From glutamic acid + -ate.

Derived words

aspartylglutamate glutamatergia glutamatergic heptaglutamate hexaglutamate monammonium glutamate monoglutamate monopotassium glutamate monosodium glutamate monosodium glutamate symptom complex octaglutamate pentaglutamate polyglutamate sodium glutamate tetraglutamate triglutamate
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