"glutamate" meaning in English

See glutamate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈɡluːtəmeɪt/ Forms: glutamates [plural]
Etymology: glutamic + -ate Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|glutamic|ate}} glutamic + -ate Head templates: {{en-noun}} glutamate (plural glutamates)
  1. (chemistry) Any salt or ester of glutamic acid. Categories (topical): Chemistry Translations (salt or ester of glutamic acid): glutamat [masculine] (Catalan), 谷氨酸盐 (gǔ'ānsuānyán) (Chinese Mandarin), glutamát [masculine] (Czech), glutamaatti (Finnish), glutamate [masculine] (French), Glutamat [neuter] (German), glutamato (Italian), glutammato (Italian), glutaminian [masculine] (Polish), glutamato (Portuguese), glutamato (Spanish), glutamat (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-glutamate-en-noun-kSTstIeZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ate, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 45 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ate: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 53 47 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 53 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 53 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 54 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 53 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 51 49 Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences Disambiguation of 'salt or ester of glutamic acid': 64 36
  2. (neuroscience) The anion of glutamic acid in its role as a neurotransmitter. Categories (topical): Neuroscience
    Sense id: en-glutamate-en-noun-m~za9vbD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ate, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 45 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ate: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 53 47 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 53 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 53 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 54 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 53 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 51 49 Topics: medicine, neuroscience, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: glutamatergic, monammonium glutamate, monopotassium glutamate, monosodium glutamate, monosodium glutamate symptom complex, sodium glutamate

Inflected forms

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