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polybetaine

polybetaine noun: a polyampholyte whose repeat unit is derived from betaine.

Noun

polybetaine (plural polybetaines)

  1. A polyampholyte whose repeat unit is derived from betaine

Forms of polybetaine

pluralpolybetaines

Origin of polybetaine

From poly- + betaine.

Questions about polybetaine

What does polybetaine mean?
Polybetaine means a polyampholyte whose repeat unit is derived from betaine.
What part of speech is polybetaine?
Polybetaine is a noun.
What is the plural of polybetaine?
The plural of polybetaine is polybetaines.

Words near polybetaine in the dictionary

  1. polybenzimidazoles
  2. polybenzobisoxazole
  3. polybenzobisoxazoles
  4. polybenzoxazine
  5. polybenzoxazines
  6. polybetaine
  7. polybetaines
  8. Polybian
  9. polybinary
  10. Polybius
  11. Polybius square

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