Associations to the word «Betaine»

Wiktionary

BETAINE, noun. (uncountable) (organic compound) A sweet, crystalline compound (not an alkaloid), trimethylammoniumacetate, found in sugar beet and similar plants, sometimes used to treat muscular degeneracy; the zwitterion (CH3)3N+CH2COO-
BETAINE, noun. (countable) (organic chemistry) Any derivative of this compound.
BETAINE, noun. (countable) (organic chemistry) (by extension) Any similar compound, based on sulfur or phosphorus etc, having an onium ion with no hydrogen atom adjacent to the anionic atom.

Dictionary definition

BETAINE, noun. A sweet tasting alkaloid that occurs in sugar beets.

Wise words

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