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Meaning of betaine | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

  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⁻
    uncountable
  2. Any derivative of this compound.
    countable
  3. Any similar compound, based on sulfur or phosphorus etc, having an onium ion with no hydrogen atom adjacent to the anionic atom.
    broadly, countable

Equivalents

Deutsch Betain
Suomi betaiini
Français bétaïne
Polski betaina

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

Betake Betaken Betaking betalain betalamic acid betalight

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