Glu*tam"ic (?), a. [Gluten + -amic.] Chem.
Of or pertaining to gluten.
Glutamic acid, a nitrogenous organic acid obtained from certain albuminoids, as gluten; -- called also amido-glutaric acid.<-- one of the natural L-alpha-amino acids found in many proteins C5H9NO4. -->
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