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glutamate

4 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. glutamate (noun)
  2. glutamate dehydrogenase (noun)
  3. monosodium glutamate (noun)
  4. sodium glutamate (noun)

glu·ta·mate

noun \ˈglüt-ə-ˌmāt\

Definition of GLUTAMATE

: a salt or ester of glutamic acid; specifically : a salt or ester of levorotatory glutamic acid that functions as an excitatory neurotransmitter—see monosodium glutamate

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