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Definition of "glutamic acid" []

  • A nonessential amino acid, C5H9NO4, occurring widely in plant and animal tissue and proteins, and having monosodium glutamate as a salt. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "glutamic acid" in a sentence
  • "Like HbC, it has a glutamic acid to lysine change in the beta chain."
  • "GAG means glutamic acid in the language of soil bacteria, the mustard weed, the alligator, and your aunt Gertrude."
  • "The activating enzyme in the synthesis is glutamic acid decarboxylase."