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me·tab·o·tro·pic | \ mə-ˌtab-ə-ˈtrō-pik 
, -ˈträp-ik \
, -ˈträp-ik \Medical Definition of metabotropic
: relating to or being a receptor for glutamate that when complexed with G protein triggers increased production of certain intracellular messengers
metabotropic glutamate receptors
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