1. White crystalline compound used as a food additive to enhance flavour; often used in Chinese cooking
   "food manufacturers sometimes list monosodium glutamate simply as 'artificial flavours' in ingredient lists";
   - MSG

Type of: flavor [US], flavorer [US], flavoring [US], flavour [Brit, Cdn], flavourer [Brit, Cdn], flavouring [Brit, Cdn], seasoner, seasoning

Encyclopedia: Monosodium glutamate