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monosodium glutamate

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun monosodium glutamate has 1 sense

monosodium glutamate(n = noun.food) msg - white crystalline compound used as a food additive to enhance flavor; often used in Chinese cooking; "food manufacturers sometimes list MSG simply as `artificial flavors' in ingredient lists"

is a kind of flavorer, flavoring, flavourer, flavouring, seasoner, seasoning

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CIDE DICTIONARY

monosodium glutamate, n.

The monosodium salt of the natural amino acid L-glutamine (C5H8NNaO4), used as a food additive to enhance flavor; abbreviated MSG. It is usually marketed as the monhydrate (C5H8NNaO4.H2O). It is commmonly used in Chinese-American restaurants, and has been identified as a main cause of Chinese restaurant syndrome. [WordNet 1.5]

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

monosodium glutamate, n. Chem. a sodium salt of glutamic acid used to flavour food (cf. GLUTAMATE).

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