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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
glutamic acid /gluːˈtamɪk/

▶noun Biochemistry an acidic amino acid which is a constituent of many proteins.

– origin C19: from gluten + amine + -ic.

'glutamic acid' also found in these Oxford entries:

glutamate - glutamine

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