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gamma-aminobutyric acid

gamma-aminobutyric acid noun: an amino acid found in the nervous systems of vertebrates and acting as an inhibitory neurotransmitter. Abbreviated as GABA.

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.

Questions about gamma-aminobutyric acid

What does gamma-aminobutyric acid mean?
Gamma-aminobutyric acid means an amino acid found in the nervous systems of vertebrates and acting as an inhibitory neurotransmitter. Abbreviated as GABA.
What part of speech is gamma-aminobutyric acid?
Gamma-aminobutyric acid is a noun.

Words near gamma-aminobutyric acid in the dictionary

  1. gamma ray
  2. gamma rays
  3. Gamma variant
  4. gamma wave
  5. gamma waves
  6. gamma-aminobutyric acid
  7. gamma-angio-encephalography
  8. gamma-butyrolactone
  9. gamma-encephalography
  10. gamma-glutamyltransferase
  11. gamma-hydroxybutyrate

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