GAMMA AMINOBUTYRIC ACID

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does gamma aminobutyric acid mean? 

• GAMMA AMINOBUTYRIC ACID (noun)
  The noun GAMMA AMINOBUTYRIC ACID has 1 sense:

1. an amino acid that is found in the central nervous system; acts as an inhibitory neurotransmitter

  Familiarity information: GAMMA AMINOBUTYRIC ACID used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GAMMA AMINOBUTYRIC ACID (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An amino acid that is found in the central nervous system; acts as an inhibitory neurotransmitter

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

GABA; gamma aminobutyric acid

Hypernyms ("gamma aminobutyric acid" is a kind of...):

amino acid; aminoalkanoic acid (organic compounds containing an amino group and a carboxylic acid group)

neurotransmitter (a neurochemical that transmits nerve impulses across a synapse)

 Context examples 

Brotizolam binds to the benzodiazepine binding site on the gamma aminobutyric acid (GABA)-A receptor in the central nervous system (CNS).

(Brotizolam, NCI Thesaurus)