Betaine
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Betaine is a noun meaning (countable, organic chemistry) Any derivative of this compound.
Meaning
(countable, organic chemistry) Any derivative of this compound.
More Meanings
- (countable, organic chemistry, by extension) Any similar compound, based on sulfur or phosphorus etc, having an onium ion with no hydrogen atom adjacent to the anionic atom.
- (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⁻
Word Forms
- betaines
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