betaine

betaine noun: 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⁻.

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Noun

betaine (countable and uncountable, plural betaines)

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

betaine meaning in Persian

betaine in Persian

sugar beet compound: بتائین

Forms of betaine

plural	betaines

Origin of betaine

From New Latin, from Latin bēta (“beet”) + -ine.

Words formed from betaine

Questions about betaine

What does betaine mean?: Betaine means 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⁻.
What is betaine in Persian?: Betaine in Persian is بتائین. See Betaine meaning in Persian.
What part of speech is betaine?: Betaine is a noun.
What is the plural of betaine?: The plural of betaine is betaines.

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