monosodium glutamate symptom complex
English
Noun
monosodium glutamate symptom complex (uncountable)
- a complex of symptoms associated with eating food laced with glutamates and other glutamic compounds such as glutamic acid, frequently associated with headaches, quickened pulse, tingling.
Usage notes
This is frequently associated with cheap Japanese food or American Chinese food.
Hyponyms
- Chinese restaurant syndrome
- Chinese food syndrome
Related terms
- monosodium glutamate
- symptom complex
- mono-
- sodium
- sodium glutamate
- -ate