'Glutamic acid' definitions:

Definition of 'glutamic acid'

(from WordNet)
noun
An amino acid occurring in proteins; important in the nitrogen metabolism of plants; used in monosodium glutamate to enhance the flavor of meats [syn: glutamic acid, glutaminic acid]

Definition of 'Glutamic acid'

From: GCIDE
  • Glutamic \Glu*tam"ic\, a. [Gluten + -amic.] (Chem.) Of or pertaining to gluten. [1913 Webster]
  • Glutamic acid, a nitrogenous organic acid obtained from certain albuminoids, as gluten; -- called also amido-glutaric acid. [1913 Webster]