Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1. 
 white crystalline compound used as a food additive to enhance flavor; 
 often used in Chinese cooking; 
- Example: "food manufacturers sometimes list MSG simply as `artificial flavors' in ingredient lists"[syn: monosodium glutamate, MSG]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
MSG \MSG\ n.
   See monosodium glutamate.
   Syn: monosodium glutamate.
        [WordNet 1.5]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
MSG
    n 1: white crystalline compound used as a food additive to
         enhance flavor; often used in Chinese cooking; "food
         manufacturers sometimes list MSG simply as `artificial
         flavors' in ingredient lists" [syn: monosodium glutamate,
         MSG]