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glutamatergic

/ɡlutəməˈtɝd͡ʒɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.72 in modern English

Syllables
glu-ta-mater-gic
IPA
/ɡlutəməˈtɝd͡ʒɪk/
19
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to the neurotransmission of glutamate.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English glutamic acid English -ate English glutamate English -ergy Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English -ergic English glutamatergic From glutamate + -ergic.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ɡlutəməˈtɝd͡ʒɪk/

Inflected Forms

more glutamatergic (comparative) most glutamatergic (superlative)

Derived Forms

antiglutamatergic hyperglutamatergic hypoglutamatergic

Frequently Paired Words

cholinergic

Questions

How do you pronounce glutamatergic?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɡlutəməˈtɝd͡ʒɪk/.
What does glutamatergic mean?
Of or pertaining to the neurotransmission of glutamate.
Where does glutamatergic come from?
Etymology tree English glutamic acid English -ate English glutamate English -ergy Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English -ergic English glutamatergic From glutamate + -ergic.

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