glutamic acid en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Calque of German Glutaminsäure.
Meanings
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(uncountable) 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.
Near-synonym: E620 (when used as a flavour enhancer)
Coordinates
Deriveds
carboxyglutamic acid · pyroglutamic acid
Relateds
umami · monosodium glutamate · mul:Glu · mul:E
Synonyms
Translations (23)
ca àcid glutàmic (the nonessential amino acid (α-amino-glutaric acid)) · mn глутаминий хүчил (the nonessential amino acid (α-amino-glutaric acid)) · ru глутами́новая кислота́ (the nonessential amino acid (α-amino-glutaric acid)) · hu glutaminsav (the nonessential amino acid (α-amino-glutaric acid)) · fi glutamiinihappo (the nonessential amino acid (α-amino-glutaric acid)) · ro acid glutamic (the nonessential amino acid (α-amino-glutaric acid)) · cs kyselina glutamová (the nonessential amino acid (α-amino-glutaric acid)) · el γλουταμικό οξύ (the nonessential amino acid (α-amino-glutaric acid)) · ja グルタミン酸 (the nonessential amino acid (α-amino-glutaric acid)) · cmn 穀氨酸 /谷氨酸 (the nonessential amino acid (α-amino-glutaric acid)) · gl ácido glutámico (the nonessential amino acid (α-amino-glutaric acid)) · sk kyselina glutámová (the nonessential amino acid (α-amino-glutaric acid)) · pt ácido glutâmico (the nonessential amino acid (α-amino-glutaric acid)) · sv glutaminsyra (the nonessential amino acid (α-amino-glutaric acid)) · es ácido glutámico (the nonessential amino acid (α-amino-glutaric acid)) · cmn 麩胺酸 /麸胺酸 (the nonessential amino acid (α-amino-glutaric acid)) · da glutaminsyre (the nonessential amino acid (α-amino-glutaric acid)) · yue 穀氨酸 /谷氨酸 (the nonessential amino acid (α-amino-glutaric acid)) · kk глутамин қышқылы (the nonessential amino acid (α-amino-glutaric acid)) · bg глутаминова киселина (the nonessential amino acid (α-amino-glutaric acid)) · de Glutaminsäure (the nonessential amino acid (α-amino-glutaric acid)) · fr acide glutamique (the nonessential amino acid (α-amino-glutaric acid)) · pl kwas glutaminowy (the nonessential amino acid (α-amino-glutaric acid))