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[syn: glutamic acid, glutaminic acid]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Glutamic \Glu*tam"ic\, a. [Gluten + -amic.] (Chem.)
Of or pertaining to gluten.
[1913 Webster]
Glutamic acid, a nitrogenous organic acid obtained from
certain albuminoids, as gluten; -- called also
amido-glutaric acid.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
glutamic acid
n 1: an amino acid occurring in proteins; important in the
nitrogen metabolism of plants; used in monosodium glutamate
to enhance the flavor of meats [syn: glutamic acid,
glutaminic acid]