Betaine Definition

bētə-ēn, -ĭn
noun
A crystalline, basic organic compound, (CH3)3NCH2COO, obtained from beet sugar or prepared synthetically.
Webster's New World
A sweet-tasting crystalline alkaloid, C5 H11 NO2 , found in sugar beets and other plants, used to treat certain metabolic disorders, especially an enzyme defect that causes excessive levels of homocysteine in the blood and urine.
American Heritage Medicine
Any of several alkaloids with similar structures.
American Heritage Medicine

(uncountable, organic chemistry) 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-

Wiktionary

(countable, organic chemistry) Any derivative of this compound.

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Other Word Forms of Betaine

Noun

Singular:
betaine
Plural:
betaines

Origin of Betaine

  • Latin bēta beet –ine

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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