'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]