BETAINE
7 letters
9 Scrabble points
Definition of BETAINE
noun
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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-
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Any derivative of this compound.
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(by extension) Any similar compound, based on sulfur or phosphorus etc, having an onium ion with no hydrogen atom adjacent to the anionic atom.
Source: Wiktionary
Word Details
Letters
B
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T
A
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Length
7 letters
Scrabble Score
9 points