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betaine
be·ta·ine
[
btə n,
btə in
]
noun
Definition:
sweet compound from sugar beets:
a sweet-tasting organic compound. Source: sugar beets. Use: treatment of muscular degeneration. C
5
H
11
NO
2
[
Mid-19th century. < Latin
beta
"beet"
]
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