| Kieli | Käännökset |
|---|---|
| espanja | betaína |
| ranska | bétaïne |
| saksa | Betain |
| suomi | betaiini |
| Monikko | betaines |
(uncountable, organic chemistry) 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⁻
The chemical structure of trimethylglycine
(countable, organic chemistry, by extension) Any similar compound, based on sulfur or phosphorus etc, having an onium ion with no hydrogen atom adjacent to the anionic atom.
Cocamidopropyl betaine is an example of a betaine