Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Glutamic \Glu*tam"ic\, a. [Gluten + -amic.] (Chem.)
   Of or pertaining to gluten.

   {Glutamic acid}, a nitrogenous organic acid obtained from
      certain albuminoids, as gluten; -- called also
      {amido-glutaric acid}.

Source : WordNet®

glutamic acid
     n : an amino acid occurring in proteins; important in the
         nitrogen metabolism of plants; used in monosodium
         glutamate to enhance the flavor of meats [syn: {glutaminic
         acid}]