glutamic acid

1. 1.

   an amino acid occurring in proteins; important in the nitrogen metabolism of plants; used in monosodium glutamate to enhance the flavor of meats

   Synonymsglutaminic acid

   Broaderamino acid

Questions about glutamic acid

What does glutamic acid mean?

glutamic acid means "an amino acid occurring in proteins; important in the nitrogen metabolism of plants; used in monosodium glutamate to enhance the flavor of meats".

What is another word for glutamic acid?

Close synonyms include glutaminic 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 glutamic acid a common word?

glutamic acid is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.