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trimethylglycine

trimethylglycine noun: an organic compound related to choline, with the difference that the terminal carboxylic acid group of trimethylglycine has been reduced to a hydroxyl group in choline.

Noun

trimethylglycine (uncountable)

  1. An organic compound related to choline, with the difference that the terminal carboxylic acid group of trimethylglycine has been reduced to a hydroxyl group in choline.
    Synonyms:
    glycine betaine, betaine, TMG

Synonyms of trimethylglycine

Origin of trimethylglycine

From trimethyl + glycine.

Questions about trimethylglycine

What does trimethylglycine mean?
Trimethylglycine means an organic compound related to choline, with the difference that the terminal carboxylic acid group of trimethylglycine has been reduced to a hydroxyl group in choline.
What part of speech is trimethylglycine?
Trimethylglycine is a noun.

Words near trimethylglycine in the dictionary

  1. trimethylene
  2. trimethylenebromide
  3. trimethylenetrinitramine
  4. trimethylethylene
  5. trimethylgallium
  6. trimethylglycine
  7. trimethylguanosine
  8. trimethylguanosines
  9. trimethylhydrazine
  10. trimethylhydrazinium
  11. trimethylhydraziniums

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