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trimethylglycine

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tri⋅meth⋅yl⋅gly⋅cine

[trahy-meth-uhl-glahy-seen, -glahy-seen]
–noun Chemistry.
betaine.

Origin:
tri- + methyl + glycine

be⋅ta⋅ine

[bee-tuh-een, -in; bi-tey-een, -in]
–noun Chemistry, Pharmacology.
a colorless, crystalline, water-soluble, sweet-tasting alkaloid, C5H11NO2, usually obtained from sugar beets or synthesized from glycine, used chiefly in medicine.
Also, be⋅ta⋅in [bee-tuh-in, bi-tey-] .


Origin:
1875–80; < L bēta beet + -ine 2
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Main Entry: be·ta·ine
Pronunciation: 'bEt-&-"En
Function: noun
: a sweet crystalline quaternary ammonium saltC5H11NO2 occurring especially in beet juice; also : its hydrate C5H13NO3 or its hydrochlorideC5H12NO2Cl
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betaine be·ta·ine (bē'tə-ēn', -ĭn)
n.
A sweet crystalline alkaloid occurring in sugar beets and other plants and used in the treatment of muscular degeneration.

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betaine   (bē'tə-ēn', -ĭn)  Pronunciation Key 
  1. Any of a class of organic salts that are derived from amino acids and have a cationic (positively charged) component that consists of a nitrogen atom attached to three methyl (CH3) groups.

  2. A salt of this class that is a sweet crystalline alkaloid first found in sugar beets but also widely occurring in other plants and in animals. Betaine is used in the treatment of muscular weakness and degeneration. Chemical formula: C5H11NO2.


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