betaine

Meaning of betaine

noun
  1. 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-
  2. Any derivative of this compound.
  3. (by extension) Any similar compound, based on sulfur or phosphorus etc, having an onium ion with no hydrogen atom adjacent to the anionic atom.

Information about betaine

  • It is a name.
  • The plural form of betaine is: betaines.
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Hyphenation of betaine

be-taine

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 7 chars.
  • betaine is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

Words that rhyme with betaine

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