glutamate en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
- [ˈɡɫu̟.ɾə.meɪ̯t] (Canada, US)
- [ˈɡlʉː.tə.mɛɪ̯t] (UK)
- /ˈɡlu.tə.meɪt/ (Canada, US)
- [ˈɡɫʉː.ɾə.mæɪ̯t] (Australia)
- /ˈɡlʉː.tə.mæɪt/ (Australia)
- /ˈɡluː.tə.meɪt/ (UK)
Etymology
From glutamic acid + -ate.
Meanings
- Any salt or ester of glutamic acid.
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The anion of glutamic acid in its role as a neurotransmitter.
At a synaptic level, the axon terminal having to repeatedly release glutamate is the lecturer droning on repetitively; the moment when the postsynaptic threshold is passed and the NMDA receptors first activate is the dendritic spine finally getting it.
2017, Robert Sapolsky, chapter 5, in Behave, Penguin, →ISBN:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| glutamates | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
monammonium glutamate · sodium glutamate · heptaglutamate · monosodium glutamate · monopotassium glutamate · triglutamate · monoglutamate · polyglutamate · glutamatergic · aspartylglutamate · tetraglutamate · pentaglutamate · octaglutamate · hexaglutamate · monosodium glutamate symptom complex · glutamatergia
Translations (16)
de Glutamat (salt or ester of glutamic acid) · es glutamato (salt or ester of glutamic acid) · pt glutamato (salt or ester of glutamic acid) · pl glutaminian (salt or ester of glutamic acid) · fr glutamate (salt or ester of glutamic acid) · cmn 谷氨酸盐 (salt or ester of glutamic acid) · sk glutamát (salt or ester of glutamic acid) · tr glutamat (salt or ester of glutamic acid) · it glutamato (salt or ester of glutamic acid) · cs glutamát (salt or ester of glutamic acid) · sv glutamat (salt or ester of glutamic acid) · sk glutaman (salt or ester of glutamic acid) · bg глутамат (salt or ester of glutamic acid) · it glutammato (salt or ester of glutamic acid) · fi glutamaatti (salt or ester of glutamic acid) · ca glutamat (salt or ester of glutamic acid)