betaines

Meaning of betaines

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 betaines

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

be-taines

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 8 chars.
  • betaines is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

Anagrams of betaines

beaniest, ebastine

Words that rhyme with betaines

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