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Webster 1913 Edition


Betaine

Be′ta-ine

,
Noun.
[From
beta
, generic name of the beet.]
(Chem.)
A nitrogenous base,
C5H11NO2
, produced artificially, and also occurring naturally in beet-root molasses and its residues, from which it is extracted as a white crystalline substance; – called also
lycine
and
oxyneurine
. It has a sweetish taste.

Definition 2024


bétaïne

bétaïne

See also: betaine and Betaine

French

Noun

bétaïne f (plural bétaïnes)

  1. (organic chemistry) betaine