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betain

betain is the alternative form of betaine.

Meaning of betaine

Noun

betaine (countable and uncountable, plural betaines)

  1. (uncountable) 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⁻
  2. (countable) Any derivative of this compound.
  3. (broadly, countable) Any similar compound, based on sulfur or phosphorus etc, having an onium ion with no hydrogen atom adjacent to the anionic atom.

Questions about betain

What is betain the alternative form of?
Betain is the alternative form of betaine.

Words near betain in the dictionary

  1. betaherpesviruses
  2. betahistine
  3. betahypovirus
  4. betahypoviruses
  5. betail
  6. betain
  7. betaine
  8. betaines
  9. betaing
  10. betaish
  11. betake

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