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    monosodium glutamate

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    monosodium glutamate

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
    Related topics: Compounds
    mon·o·sod·i·um glu·tam·ate /ˌmɒnəʊˌsəʊdiəm ˈɡluːtəmeɪt $ ˌmɑːnəsoʊ-/ noun [uncountable]  HCCMSG 谷氨酸一钠，味精
    Examples from the Corpus
    monosodium glutamate• After a liberal sprinkling of monosodium glutamate and a dousing in soy sauce they were ready for the table.    Origin monosodium glutamate (1900-2000) glutamate from gluten
    mon·o·sod·i·um glu·tam·ate nounChineseSyllable
    Corpus MSG


    monosodium glutamate
    mon‧o‧sod‧i‧um glu‧tam‧ate /ˌmɒnəʊˌsəʊdiəm ˈɡluːtəmeɪt $ ˌmɑːnəsoʊ-/ noun [uncountable]
     Date: 1900-2000
     Origin: glutamate from gluten
    MSG


    mono·so·dium glu·ta·mateBrE /ˌmɒnəˌsəʊdiəm ˈɡluːtəmeɪt/ 🔊NAmE /ˌmɑːnəˌsoʊdiəm ˈɡluːtəmeɪt/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] (abbreviation MSG) a chemical that is sometimes added to food to improve its flavour 谷氨酸一钠；谷氨酸钠；味精；味素