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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

GLUTAMIC

Glu *tam "ic, a. Etym: [Gluten + -amic. ] (Chem. )

Defn: Of or pertaining to gluten. Glutamic acid, a nitrogenous organic acid obtained from certain albuminoids, as gluten; -- called also amido-glutaric acid. C5H9NO4.

New American Oxford Dictionary

glutamic acid

glu tam ic ac id |glo͞oˈtamik ɡluˌtæmɪk ˈæsəd | ▶noun Biochemistry an acidic amino acid that is a constituent of many proteins. [Chem. formula: HOOC (CH 2 ) 2 (NH 2 )COOH. ] ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from gluten + amine + -ic .

Oxford Dictionary

glutamic acid

glutamic acid |gluːˈtamɪk | ▶noun [ mass noun ] Biochemistry an acidic amino acid which is a constituent of many proteins. ●Chem. formula: HOOC (CH 2 ) 2 (NH 2 )COOH. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from gluten + amine + -ic .

Spanish Dictionary

glutámico, -ca

glutámico, -ca adjetivo quím [ácido ] Que abunda en las proteínas y en el gluten de las semillas; es un aminoácido no esencial soluble en agua caliente e insoluble en alcohol, acetona y benceno .