trimethylglycine

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An organic compound related to choline, with the difference that the terminal carboxylic acid group of trimethylglycine has been reduced to a hydroxyl group in choline.

Word forms

trimethylglycine

Etymology

From trimethyl + glycine.

Synonyms

glycine betaine betaine TMG
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