Meaning Of The Word Betaine

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betaine in American English
a crystalline, basic organic compound, (CH3)3NCH2 COO, obtained from beet sugar or prepared synthetically
noun: a colorless, crystalline, water-soluble, sweet-tasting alkaloid, C5H11NO2, usually obtained from sugar beets or synthesized from glycine, used chiefly in medicine

betaine in British English
noun: a sweet-tasting alkaloid that occurs in the sugar beet and other plants and in animals. Formula: C5 H11NO2

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