glutamate Who acts: natural substance, savoury taste, Monosodium glutamate, food, nerve cells, Parmesan cheese · What happens: find, give, call, add, make, taste · To what, where: natural substance, many foods, savoury taste, umami, food, chemical messenger · Speech: someone speaks here
«glutamate» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 6 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: glutamate in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Usage: science — kept apart, not parsed.
A natural substance found in many foods such as tomatoes, cheese and mushrooms; it gives the savoury taste called umami.
The tree, 20 words det amod nsubj acl case amod obl case fixed nmod punct conj cc conj punct nsubj det amod obj acl xcomp punct root A DET natural ADJ substance NOUN found VERB in ADP many ADJ foods NOUN such ADJ as ADP tomatoes NOUN , PUNCT cheese NOUN and CCONJ mushrooms NOUN ; PUNCT it PRON gives VERB the DET savoury ADJ taste NOUN called VERB umami NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 substance det 2 natural natural ADJ Degree=Pos 3 substance amod 3 substance substance NOUN Number=Sing 17 gives nsubj 4 found find VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 3 substance acl 5 in in ADP _ 7 foods case 6 many many ADJ Degree=Pos 7 foods amod 7 foods food NOUN Number=Plur 4 found obl 8 such such ADJ Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP 10 tomatoes case 9 as as ADP _ 8 such fixed 10 tomatoes tomato NOUN Number=Plur 7 foods nmod 11 , , PUNCT _ 12 cheese punct 12 cheese cheese NOUN Number=Sing 10 tomatoes conj 13 and and CCONJ _ 14 mushrooms cc 14 mushrooms mushroom NOUN Number=Plur 10 tomatoes conj 15 ; ; PUNCT _ 17 gives punct 16 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 17 gives nsubj 17 gives give VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 18 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 20 taste det 19 savoury savoury ADJ Degree=Pos 20 taste amod 20 taste taste NOUN Number=Sing 17 gives obj 21 called call VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 20 taste acl 22 umami umami NOUN Number=Sing 21 called xcomp 23 . . PUNCT _ 17 gives punct
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1 find participle a natural substance not said here many foods such tomatoes and cheese and mushrooms vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S_INF»: agent=Agent 2 give present a natural substance the savoury taste vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent taste=Theme 3 call participle the savoury taste not said here umami vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.
Meaning 2 Monosodium glutamate (MSG), a salt of it added to food to make it taste more savoury.
The tree, 16 words compound nsubj punct appos punct punct det conj case nmod case obl mark advcl obj xcomp advmod xcomp punct root Monosodium NOUN glutamate NOUN ( PUNCT MSG NOUN ) PUNCT , PUNCT a DET salt NOUN of ADP it PRON added VERB to ADP food NOUN to PART make VERB it PRON taste VERB more ADV savoury ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Monosodium monosodium NOUN Number=Sing 2 glutamate compound 2 glutamate glutamate NOUN Number=Sing 11 added nsubj 3 ( ( PUNCT _ 4 MSG punct 4 MSG msg NOUN Number=Sing 2 glutamate appos 5 ) ) PUNCT _ 4 MSG punct 6 , , PUNCT _ 8 salt punct 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 salt det 8 salt salt NOUN Number=Sing 2 glutamate conj 9 of of ADP _ 10 it case 10 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 8 salt nmod 11 added add VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 12 to to ADP _ 13 food case 13 food food NOUN Number=Sing 11 added obl 14 to to PART _ 15 make mark 15 make make VERB VerbForm=Inf 11 added advcl 16 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 15 make obj 17 taste taste VERB VerbForm=Inf 15 make xcomp 18 more more ADV Degree=Cmp 19 savoury advmod 19 savoury savoury ADJ Degree=Pos 17 taste xcomp 20 . . PUNCT _ 11 added punct
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1 add speech: assert past Monosodium glutamate and a salt of salt to food vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V ADVP-Middle PP»: agent=Patient to food=Co-Patient 2 make to-infinitive Monosodium glutamate and a salt of salt not said here food tree rules 3 taste infinitive food not said here savoury property vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus
Meaning 3 Usage: biology — kept apart, not parsed.
A chemical messenger that nerve cells in the brain use to pass signals.
det amod obj compound nsubj case det nmod acl:relcl mark advcl obj punct root A DET chemical ADJ messenger NOUN that PRON nerve NOUN cells NOUN in ADP the DET brain NOUN use VERB to PART pass VERB signals NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 messenger det 2 chemical chemical ADJ Degree=Pos 3 messenger amod 3 messenger messenger NOUN Number=Sing root root 4 that that PRON PronType=Rel 10 use obj 5 nerve nerve NOUN Number=Sing 6 cells compound 6 cells cell NOUN Number=Plur 10 use nsubj 7 in in ADP _ 9 brain case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 brain det 9 brain brain NOUN Number=Sing 6 cells nmod 10 use use VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 messenger acl:relcl 11 to to PART _ 12 pass mark 12 pass pass VERB VerbForm=Inf 10 use advcl 13 signals signal NOUN Number=Plur 12 pass obj 14 . . PUNCT _ 3 messenger punct
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1 use infinitive nerve cells in the brain a chemical messenger vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent that=Patient 2 pass to-infinitive nerve cells in the brain not said here signals vn escape-51.1-1-3 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme signal=Trajectory
Example 1 Parmesan cheese is rich in natural glutamate.
compound nsubj cop case amod obl punct root Parmesan PROPN cheese NOUN is AUX rich ADJ in ADP natural ADJ glutamate NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Parmesan Parmesan PROPN Number=Sing 2 cheese compound 2 cheese cheese NOUN Number=Sing 4 rich nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 rich cop 4 rich rich ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 in in ADP _ 7 glutamate case 6 natural natural ADJ Degree=Pos 7 glutamate amod 7 glutamate glutamate NOUN Number=Sing 4 rich obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 rich punct
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1 is present Parmesan cheese natural glutamate rich property tree rules
Example 2 Monosodium glutamate is often written as MSG on packets.
compound nsubj:pass aux:pass advmod case obl case obl punct root Monosodium NOUN glutamate NOUN is AUX often ADV written VERB as ADP MSG NOUN on ADP packets NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Monosodium monosodium NOUN Number=Sing 2 glutamate compound 2 glutamate glutamate NOUN Number=Sing 5 written nsubj:pass 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 written aux:pass 4 often often ADV _ 5 written advmod 5 written write VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 6 as as ADP _ 7 MSG case 7 MSG msg NOUN Number=Sing 5 written obl 8 on on ADP _ 9 packets case 9 packets packet NOUN Number=Plur 5 written obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 5 written punct
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1 write present · passive Monosodium glutamate packets as MSG; often property vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme on packet=Destination
Example 3 Glutamate gives food the savoury taste called umami.
nsubj obj det amod obj acl xcomp punct root Glutamate NOUN gives VERB food NOUN the DET savoury ADJ taste NOUN called VERB umami NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Glutamate glutamate NOUN Number=Sing 2 gives nsubj 2 gives give VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 food food NOUN Number=Sing 2 gives obj 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 taste det 5 savoury savoury ADJ Degree=Pos 6 taste amod 6 taste taste NOUN Number=Sing 2 gives obj 7 called call VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 6 taste acl 8 umami umami NOUN Number=Sing 7 called xcomp 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 gives punct
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1 give present Glutamate food vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent food=Recipient taste=Theme 2 call participle the savoury taste not said here umami vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 4 Ripe tomatoes contain more glutamate than green ones.
amod nsubj amod obj case amod obl punct root Ripe ADJ tomatoes NOUN contain VERB more ADJ glutamate NOUN than ADP green ADJ ones NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Ripe ripe ADJ Degree=Pos 2 tomatoes amod 2 tomatoes tomato NOUN Number=Plur 3 contain nsubj 3 contain contain VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 more more ADJ Degree=Cmp 5 glutamate amod 5 glutamate glutamate NOUN Number=Sing 3 contain obj 6 than than ADP _ 8 ones case 7 green green ADJ Degree=Pos 8 ones amod 8 ones one NOUN Number=Plur 3 contain obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 contain punct
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1 contain present Ripe tomatoes more glutamate than green ones vn comprise-107.2-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot glutamate=Theme
Example 5 Some crisps have glutamate added as a flavour enhancer.
det nsubj obj acl case det compound obl punct root Some DET crisps NOUN have VERB glutamate NOUN added VERB as ADP a DET flavour NOUN enhancer NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Some some DET PronType=Ind 2 crisps det 2 crisps crisp NOUN Number=Plur 3 have nsubj 3 have have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 glutamate glutamate NOUN Number=Sing 3 have obj 5 added add VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 4 glutamate acl 6 as as ADP _ 9 enhancer case 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 enhancer det 8 flavour flavour NOUN Number=Sing 9 enhancer compound 9 enhancer enhancer NOUN Number=Sing 5 added obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 have punct
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1 have present some crisps glutamate vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent glutamate=Patient 2 add speech: assert participle glutamate not said here as a flavour enhancer vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V ADVP-Middle»: agent=Patient
Example 6 Your brain uses glutamate to send messages between nerve cells.
nmod:poss nsubj obj mark advcl obj case compound obl punct root Your PRON brain NOUN uses VERB glutamate NOUN to PART send VERB messages NOUN between ADP nerve NOUN cells NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 brain nmod:poss 2 brain brain NOUN Number=Sing 3 uses nsubj 3 uses use VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 glutamate glutamate NOUN Number=Sing 3 uses obj 5 to to PART _ 6 send mark 6 send send VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 uses advcl 7 messages message NOUN Number=Plur 6 send obj 8 between between ADP _ 10 cells case 9 nerve nerve NOUN Number=Sing 10 cells compound 10 cells cell NOUN Number=Plur 6 send obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 uses punct
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1 use present Your brain glutamate vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent glutamate=Patient 2 send to-infinitive Your brain not said here messages between nerve cells vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent message=Theme
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