ˌglüd.əˈthīˌōn, -ˌthīˈōn noun
( -s )
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary gluta- (from glutamic acid ) + thi- + -one
: a crystalline tripeptide C 10 H 17 N 3 O 6 S of glutamic acid, cysteine, and glycine that occurs in blood and other animal and plant tissues and that plays an important role in the activation of some enzymes and in biological oxidation-reduction processes