GABA

[ gab-uh ]

/ ˈgæb ə /

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noun Biochemistry.

a neurotransmitter of the central nervous system that inhibits excitatory responses.

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Origin of GABA

g(amma-)a(mino)b(utyric) a(cid)

Words nearby GABA

G8, G9, Ga, GAA, gab, GABA, Gabaon, Gabaonite, gabapentin, Gabar, gabardine

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How to use GABA in a sentence

On to Gaba Tepe just in time to see the opening, the climax and the end of the dreaded Turkish counter attack.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton
So the first question has been whether to reinforce Gaba Tepe from Helles or vice versa.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton
As we were leaving, a message came in to say that an enemy submarine had been sighted off Gaba Tepe.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton
Au Sud de Gaba Tépé s'étend une plaine que les cartes disent accessible au débarquement.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton

Thus, by the evening of the 26th, while Gaba Tepe had been secured, beach Y had had to be abandoned.
The Heroic Record of the British Navy|Archibald Hurd

British Dictionary definitions for GABA

GABA

/ (ˈɡæbə) /

n acronym for

gamma-aminobutyric acid: a biologically active substance found in plants and in brain and other animal tissues; it is a neurotransmitter that inhibits activation of neurones

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Scientific definitions for GABA

GABA

Abbreviation of gamma-aminobutyric acid