Umami-enhancing compound Crossword Clue

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Umami-enhancing compound Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. white crystalline compound used as a food additive to enhance flavor; often used in Chinese cooking

Hint 2: Clue Definition

COMPOUND (verb)
1. make more intense, stronger, or more marked
2. put or add together
COMPOUND (noun)
1. (chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight
2. an enclosure of residences and other building (especially in the Orient)
COMPOUND (adjective)
1. composed of many distinct individuals united to form a whole or colony
2. composed of more than one part

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