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GLUTAMINIC ACID
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Dictionary entry overview: What does glutaminic acid mean?
• GLUTAMINIC ACID (noun)
The noun GLUTAMINIC ACID has 1 sense:
1. an amino acid occurring in proteins; important in the nitrogen metabolism of plants; used in monosodium glutamate to enhance the flavor of meats
Familiarity information: GLUTAMINIC ACID used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An amino acid occurring in proteins; important in the nitrogen metabolism of plants; used in monosodium glutamate to enhance the flavor of meats
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
glutamic acid; glutaminic acid
Hypernyms ("glutaminic acid" is a kind of...):
amino acid; aminoalkanoic acid (organic compounds containing an amino group and a carboxylic acid group)
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