gaba

What does gaba mean?

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

How many syllables are in gaba?

gaba has 2 syllables: ga-ba. The stress falls on "ga". In IPA it is /ˈɡɑbə/.

What is another word for gaba?

Close synonyms include gamma aminobutyric acid. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is gaba a common word?

gaba is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for gaba come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.