Glutamate
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈɡluː.tə.meɪt/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Glutamate is a noun meaning (chemistry) Any salt or ester of glutamic acid.
Meaning
(chemistry) Any salt or ester of glutamic acid.
More Meanings
- (neuroscience) The anion of glutamic acid in its role as a neurotransmitter.
Example Sentences
At a synaptic level, the axon terminal having to repeatedly release glutamate is the lecturer droning on repetitively; the moment when the postsynaptic threshold is passed and the NMDA receptors first activate is the dendritic spine finally getting it.
Word Forms
- glutamates
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include glutamic, benzyl, msg, monosodium, neurotransmitter, glutamyl.
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