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グルタミン酸 (グルタミンさん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

グルタミン酸さん

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Meanings

1

glutamic acid

A common amino acid; in Japanese, often encountered in the context of umami seasoning (MSG) or biochemistry.

グルタミン酸さんはうま味み成せい分ぶんの一ひとつ

です

。

Glutamic acid is one of the umami components.

昆こん布ぶにはグルタミン酸さんが多おおく含ふくまれている。

Kelp contains a lot of glutamic acid.

Kanji

酸acid, bitterness, sour

Related words

グルタミン酸さんナトリウム
Monosodium glutamate (MSG), the sodium salt of glutamic acid, commonly used as a flavor enhancer.
アミノ酸さん
Amino acid; glutamic acid is one type of amino acid.

Word family

ポリグルタミン酸さん
polyglutamic acid
グルタミン酸さんソーダ
monosodium glutamate; MSG
グルタミン酸さんナトリウム
monosodium glutamate; MSG; sodium glutamate
プテロイルモノグルタミン酸さん
pteroylmonoglutamic acid

Built from

グルタミン+酸さん

Etymology

From German 'Glutaminsäure' or English 'glutamic acid', adapted into Japanese as グルタミン酸.