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monosodium glutamate

monosodium glutamate noun: the mono sodium salt of the amino acid, glutamic acid; present in soy sauce; used as a condiment in Chinese and Japanese cooking, and as a food additive to enhance flavor and add the umami taste. Abbreviations: MSG, E621.

Noun

monosodium glutamate (uncountable)

  1. The mono sodium salt of the amino acid, glutamic acid; present in soy sauce; used as a condiment in Chinese and Japanese cooking, and as a food additive to enhance flavor and add the umami taste. Abbreviations: MSG, E621.
    Synonyms:
    E621, sodium glutamate, ajinomoto

monosodium glutamate meaning in Tamil, Tagalog, Indonesian and Thai

monosodium glutamate in Tamil

mono sodium salt of the amino acid, glutamic acid
அஜினோமோட்டோ ajiṉōmōṭṭō

monosodium glutamate in Tagalog

mono sodium salt of the amino acid, glutamic acid
betsin

monosodium glutamate in Indonesian

mono sodium salt of the amino acid, glutamic acid
micin, vetsin, natrium glutamat

monosodium glutamate in Thai

mono sodium salt of the amino acid, glutamic acid
สารชูรส săan choo rót, โมโนโซเดียมกลูตาเมต mohnoh sohdiam gloodtaamâyt, ผงชูรส pŏng choo rót
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monosodium glutamate in Vietnamese
bột ngọt, mì chính, mononatri glutamat, vị tinh
monosodium glutamate in Myanmar
အချိုမှုန့် a.hkyuihmun.

Synonyms of monosodium glutamate

Origin of monosodium glutamate

From sodium + glutamic acid.

Words formed from monosodium glutamate

Questions about monosodium glutamate

What does monosodium glutamate mean?
Monosodium glutamate means the mono sodium salt of the amino acid, glutamic acid; present in soy sauce; used as a condiment in Chinese and Japanese cooking, and as a food additive to enhance flavor and add the umami taste. Abbreviations: MSG, E621.
What is monosodium glutamate in Tamil?
Monosodium glutamate in Tamil is அஜினோமோட்டோ (ajiṉōmōṭṭō). See Monosodium glutamate meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is monosodium glutamate?
Monosodium glutamate is a noun.

Words near monosodium glutamate in the dictionary

  1. monoskiers
  2. monoskiing
  3. monoskis
  4. monosodic
  5. monosodium
  6. monosodium glutamate
  7. monosodium glutamate symptom complex
  8. monosomal
  9. monosomatic
  10. monosomatous
  11. monosomaty

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