betaine

See also: Betaine and bétaïne

English

Trimethylglycine, the first discovered betaine.

betaine (countable and uncountable, plural betaines)

(uncountable, organic chemistry) 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^-
(countable, organic chemistry) Any derivative of this compound.
(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.

单词	betaine
释义	betaine See also: Betaine and bétaïne English Trimethylglycine, the first discovered betaine. Noun betaine (countable and uncountable, plural betaines) (uncountable, organic chemistry) 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^- (countable, organic chemistry) Any derivative of this compound. (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. Derived terms arsenobetaine polybetaine sulfobetaine Anagrams Beatine, antibee
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