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glutamic acid definition

glu·tamic acid (glo̵̅o̅ tam′ik)

a nonessential amino acid, COOH(CH)CH(NH)COOH

Etymology: glut(en) + am(ino) + -ic

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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