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Glutamate

[gloo-tuh-meyt] /ˈglu təˌmeɪt/

noun
1.
a salt or ester of .
/ˈɡluːtəˌmeɪt/
noun
1.
any salt of glutamic acid, esp its sodium salt See monosodium glutamate
n.

1876, from glutamic acid (see gluten) + -ate (3).

glutamate glu·ta·mate (glōō’tə-māt’)
n.

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