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gamma-aminobutyric acid

gam·ma-a·mi·no·bu·tyr·ic ac·id
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [gam-uh uh-mee-noh-byoo-tir-ik, -am-uh-noh-]
    • /ˈgæm ə əˌmi noʊ byuˈtɪr ɪk, -ˌæm ə noʊ-/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [gam-uh uh-mee-noh-byoo-tir-ik, -am-uh-noh-]
    • /ˈgæm ə əˌmi noʊ byuˈtɪr ɪk, -ˌæm ə noʊ-/

Definitions of gamma-aminobutyric acid words

  • noun gamma-aminobutyric acid GABA. 1
  • noun gamma-aminobutyric acid (biochemistry, physiology) An amino acid found in the nervous systems of vertebrates and acting as an inhibitory neurotransmitter. Abbreviated as GABA. 0
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Origin of gamma-aminobutyric acid

First appearance:

before 1960
One of the 3% newest English words
First recorded in 1960-65; amino- + butyric acid

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gamma-aminobutyric acid popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 1% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
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