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GAMMA AMINOBUTYRIC ACID

• GAMMA AMINOBUTYRIC ACID (noun)
The noun GAMMA AMINOBUTYRIC ACID has 1 sense:

1. an amino acid that is found in the central nervous system; acts as an inhibitory neurotransmitter

Familiarity information: GAMMA AMINOBUTYRIC ACID used as a noun is very rare.

• GAMMA AMINOBUTYRIC ACID (noun)

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gamma aminobutyric acid ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

An amino acid that is found in the central nervous system; acts as an inhibitory neurotransmitter

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Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

GABA; gamma aminobutyric acid

Hypernyms ("gamma aminobutyric acid" is a kind of...):

amino acid; aminoalkanoic acid (organic compounds containing an amino group and a carboxylic acid group)

neurotransmitter (transmits nerve impulses across a synapse)

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