quisqualic acid

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Etymology

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From taxonomic name Quisqualis (syn. of Combretum), from which the acid was extracted.

Noun

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quisqualic acid (uncountable)

  1. (2S)-2-amino-3-(3,5-dioxo-1,2,4-oxadiazolidin-2-yl)propanoic acid An agonist of some excitatory amino acid receptors
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