- gamma-aminobutyric acid
- = GABAan amino acid found in the central nervous system, predominantly in the brain, where it acts as an inhibitory neurotransmitter.
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gamma-aminobutyric acid — var of GAMMA AMINOBUTYRIC ACID gam·ma ami·no·bu·tyr·ic acid also gamma ami·no·bu·tyr·ic acid .gam ə ə .mē (.)nō byü .tir ik , .gam ə .am ə (.)nō n an amino acid C4H9NO2 that is a neurotransmitter that induces inhibition of postsynaptic neurons… … Medical dictionary
Gamma-aminobutyric acid — Chembox new ImageFile=Gamma Aminobuttersäure gamma aminobutyric acid.svg ImageSize=230 ImageFile2=GABA3d.png IUPACName=4 aminobutanoic acid OtherNames= Section1= Chembox Identifiers CASNo=56 12 2 PubChem=119 ChemSpiderID = 116 SMILES=C(CC(=O)O)CN … Wikipedia
gamma-aminobutyric acid — ¦gamə.ə¦mē(ˌ)nō, mə¦amə̇(ˌ)nōˌ… noun also γ aminobutyric acid Etymology: gamma (II) + amin + butyric acid : an amino acid C4H9NO2 that is a neurotransmitter that induces inhibition of postsynaptic neurons abbreviation GABA … Useful english dictionary
gamma aminobutyric acid — noun an amino acid that is found in the central nervous system; acts as an inhibitory neurotransmitter • Syn: ↑GABA • Hypernyms: ↑amino acid, ↑aminoalkanoic acid, ↑neurotransmitter … Useful english dictionary
gamma aminobutyric acid — n. amino acid found in the central nervous system; amino acid that acts as suppressive neurotransmitter, GABA … English contemporary dictionary
gamma-aminobutyric acid — noun Date: 1957 an amino acid C4H9NO2 that is a neurotransmitter which induces inhibition of postsynaptic neurons … New Collegiate Dictionary
gamma-aminobutyric acid — /gam euh euh mee noh byooh tir ik, am euh noh /. See GABA. [1960 65; AMINO + BUTYRIC ACID] * * * … Universalium
gamma-aminobutyric acid — noun An amino acid found in the nervous systems of vertebrates and acting as an inhibitory neurotransmitter. Abbreviated as GABA … Wiktionary
Gamma-Hydroxybutyric acid — γ Hydroxybutyric acid Systematic (IUPAC) name 4 Hydroxybutanoic acid … Wikipedia
gamma-aminobutyric acid — gam′ma a•mi•no•bu•tyr′ic ac′id [[t]ˈgæm ə əˌmi noʊ byuˈtɪr ɪk, ˌæm ə noʊ [/t]] n. biochem. See GABA • Etymology: 1960–65 … From formal English to slang
