Glutamate Definition

glo͝otə-māt
noun
A salt or ester of glutamic acid.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Glutamate

Noun

Singular:
glutamate
Plural:
glutamates

Origin of Glutamate

  • glutam(ic acid) –ate

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Glutamate Sentence Examples

  • It acts by blocking a messenger chemical called glutamate which is produced by the brain cells damaged by the disease.

  • Comment The evidence for using glutamate is not convincing.

  • Glioma tumor cells release the neurotransmitter glutamate, which carves a path of destruction through brain tissue allowing the tumor cells to advance.

  • The drugs increase the number of transporters, chemicals that remove glutamate from nerves.

  • In MS there is evidence that people may be producing too much glutamate.

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Words Starting With

GGLGLU

Words Ending With

ETEATE

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Words Starting With G and Ending With E

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9 Letter Words9 Letter Words Starting With G9 Letter Words Ending With E