💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Glutamate"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| glutamic | (organic chemistry) Of, pertaining to, or derived from glutamic acid |
| benzylnoun | (organic chemistry, especially in combination) The univalent radical C₆H₅-CH₂- related to toluene and benzoic acid |
| msgnoun | (by extension) Any chemically free glutamate. |
| monosodiumnoun | (chemistry, in combination) one atom of sodium in a compound |
| e620 | — |
| glutamic acidnoun | (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. |
| l-glutamate | — |
| monosodium glutamatenoun | (chemistry) The mono sodium salt of the amino acid, glutamic acid; present in soy sauce; used as a condiment in Chinese and Japanese cooking, and as a food additive to enhance flavor and add the umami taste. Abbreviations: MSG, E621. |
| sodium glutamatenoun | Synonym of monosodium glutamate. |
| neurotransmitternoun | (biochemistry, neuroscience) Any substance, such as acetylcholine or dopamine, responsible for sending nerve signals across a synapse between two neurons. |
| l-glutamic acid | — |
| glutamylnoun | (organic chemistry, especially in combination) The univalent radical derived from glutamic acid. |
| amino acidnoun | (biochemistry) Any of the twenty naturally occurring α-amino acids (having the amino, and carboxylic acid groups on the same carbon atom), and a variety of side chains, that combine, via peptide bonds, to form proteins. |
| flavor enhancernoun | Any substance added to a food product to enhance its taste, especially to make it taste more savoury or to add umami |
| excitatory amino acid | — |
| glutaratenoun | (chemistry) Any salt or ester of glutaric acid. |
| monoglutamatenoun | (inorganic chemistry, organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of glutamic acid that has a single glutamate residue |
| acetylglutamatenoun | (organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of N-acetylglutamic acid |
| tetraglutamatenoun | (organic chemistry) Any salt or ester that has four glutamate ions or groups |
| triglutamatenoun | (organic chemistry) Any salt or ester that has three glutamate ions or groups |
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