BETAINES

8 letters 10 Scrabble points

Definition 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.

Source: Wiktionary

Word Details

Letters B E T A I N E S
Length 8 letters
Scrabble Score 10 points

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