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(organic chemistry) 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..
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Trimethylglycine means (organic chemistry) 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..
Common synonyms include glycine betaine, betaine, TMG.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Use trimethylglycine where its definition matches the intended context.
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