betaine en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree Latin bēta Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ine English betaine From New Latin, from Latin bēta (“beet”) + -ine.
Meanings
- (uncountable) 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⁻
- (countable) Any derivative of this compound.
- (broadly, countable) Any similar compound, based on sulfur or phosphorus etc, having an onium ion with no hydrogen atom adjacent to the anionic atom.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| betaines | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
polybetaine · arsenobetaine · sulfobetaine · cocamidopropyl betaine
Translations (5)
fr bétaïne (sugar beet compound) · fa بتائین (sugar beet compound) · pl betaina (sugar beet compound) · cmn 甜菜鹼 /甜菜碱 (sugar beet compound) · ko 베타인 (sugar beet compound)