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glutamate vs. glutamic acid

glutamate

noun

  1. a salt or ester of glutamic acid.

glutamic acid

noun

Biochemistry.
  1. an amino acid, HOOCCH 2 CH 2 CH(NH 2 )COOH, obtained by hydrolysis from wheat gluten and sugar-beet residues, used commercially chiefly in the form of its sodium salt to intensify the flavor of meat or other food. : Glu; : E