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sulphobetaine

sulphobetaine is the alternative form of sulfobetaine.

Meaning of sulfobetaine

Noun

sulfobetaine (plural sulfobetaines)

  1. The zwitterionic compound dimethylsulfonioacetate (CH₃)₂S⁺-CH₂-CO₂⁻; any derivative of this compound, many of which have industrial applications

Forms of sulphobetaine

pluralsulphobetaines

Questions about sulphobetaine

What is sulphobetaine the alternative form of?
Sulphobetaine is the alternative form of sulfobetaine.

Words near sulphobetaine in the dictionary

  1. sulphoaluminate
  2. sulphoaluminates
  3. sulphoarsenic
  4. sulphobenzoate
  5. sulphobenzoates
  6. sulphobetaine
  7. sulphobetaines
  8. sulphobromophthalein
  9. sulphocarbanilide
  10. sulphocarbonate
  11. sulphocarbonates

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