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GABA

/ˈɡæbə/

GABA is the acronym of gamma-aminobutyric acid.

Meaning of gamma-aminobutyric acid

Noun

gamma-aminobutyric acid (uncountable)

  1. An amino acid found in the nervous systems of vertebrates and acting as an inhibitory neurotransmitter. Abbreviated as GABA.

Words formed from GABA

Words that rhyme with GABA

Questions about GABA

What is GABA the acronym of?
GABA is the acronym of gamma-aminobutyric acid.
How do you pronounce GABA?
GABA is pronounced /ˈɡæbə/.

Words near GABA in the dictionary

  1. Gaathurehaa
  2. Gaaun'doodhoo
  3. Gaavilin'gili
  4. gab
  5. gab-
  6. GABA
  7. GABA-ergic
  8. gaba-gaba
  9. gabaculine
  10. Gabae
  11. gabaergic

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Adapted from Wiktionary: GABA (page history and authors); gamma-aminobutyric acid (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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