glutamic acid vs amino acid

glutamic acid and amino acid both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
glutamic acid	Yes	No	No	No
amino acid	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, amino acid is a hypernym of glutamic acid; that is, amino acid is a word with a broader meaning than glutamic acid:

glutamic acid: an amino acid occurring in proteins; important in the nitrogen metabolism of plants; used in monosodium glutamate to enhance the flavor of meats
amino acid: organic compounds containing an amino group and a carboxylic acid group

Other hypernyms of glutamic acid include aminoalkanoic acid.

glutamic acid (noun)	amino acid (noun)
an amino acid occurring in proteins; important in the nitrogen metabolism of plants; used in monosodium glutamate to enhance the flavor of meats	organic compounds containing an amino group and a carboxylic acid group