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Meaning of "betaine" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BETAINE

From New Latin Bēta beet + -ine².
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PRONUNCIATION OF BETAINE

betaine  [ˈbiːtəˌiːn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BETAINE

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preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Betaine is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BETAINE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Betaine

A betaine in chemistry is any neutral chemical compound with a positively charged cationic functional group such as a quaternary ammonium or phosphonium cation which bears no hydrogen atom and with a negatively charged functional group such as a carboxylate group which may not be adjacent to the cationic site. A betaine thus may be a specific type of zwitterion. Historically the term was reserved for trimethylglycine only. It is used as a medicine as well. The correct pronunciation of the compound reflects its origin and first isolation from sugar beets, and does not derive from the Greek letter beta. However, it is often mispronounced beta-INE or even BEE-tayn. In biological systems, many naturally occurring betaines serve as organic osmolytes, substances synthesized or taken up from the environment by cells for protection against osmotic stress, drought, high salinity or high temperature. Intracellular accumulation of betaines, non-perturbing to enzyme function, protein structure and membrane integrity, permits water retention in cells, thus protecting from the effects of dehydration. It is also a methyl donor of increasingly recognised significance in biology.

Definition of betaine in the English dictionary

The definition of betaine in the dictionary is a sweet-tasting alkaloid that occurs in the sugar beet and other plants and in animals. Formula: C5H11NO2. Other definition of betaine is a group of chemical compounds that resemble betaine and are slightly basic zwitterions.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BETAINE


coniine
ˈkəʊnɪˌiːn
cysteine
ˈsɪstɪˌiːn
footballene
ˈfʊtbɔːlˌiːn
ibogaine
ɪˈbəʊɡəˌiːn
nitrotoluene
ˌnaɪtrəʊˈtɒljʊˌiːn
polyene
ˈpɒlɪˌiːn
sparteine
ˈspɑːtɪˌiːn
thebaine
ˈθiːbəˌiːn
toluene
ˈtɒljʊˌiːn
triene
ˈtraɪˌiːn
trinitrotoluene
traɪˌnaɪtrəʊˈtɒljʊˌiːn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BETAINE

beta particle
beta process
beta ray
beta rhythm
beta stock
beta transformation
beta wave
beta-blocker
beta-blocking
beta-hypophamine
beta-test
Betacam
betacarotene
betacism
betacyanin
betake
betake oneself
betaken
betatopic
betatron

WORDS THAT END LIKE BETAINE

aine
Aquitaine
Caine
chaine
cocaine
copataine
cross of Lorraine
Eleanor of Aquitaine
graine
Ille-et-Vilaine
La Fontaine
Laine
Lorraine
Maine
migraine
Paine
romaine
saine
Touraine
Ukraine

Synonyms and antonyms of betaine in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «betaine» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BETAINE

Find out the translation of betaine to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of betaine from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «betaine» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

甜菜碱
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

betaína
570 millions of speakers

English

betaine
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

betaine
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

البيتين
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

бетаин
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

betaína
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

betaine
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

bétaïne
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Betaine
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Betain
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ベタイン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

베타
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Betaine
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

betain
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

betaine
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Betaine
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

betain
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

betaina
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

betaina
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

бетаїн
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

betaină
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

βεταΐνη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

betaïne
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

betain
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

betaine
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of betaine

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BETAINE»

The term «betaine» is regularly used and occupies the 69.386 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BETAINE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «betaine» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «betaine» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about betaine

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BETAINE»

Discover the use of betaine in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to betaine and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The 5-minute Herb and Dietary Supplement Consult
DESCRIPTION • Betaine or glycine betaine (W,W,W-trimethylglycine) is a sweet, crystalline alkaloid, originally derived from beets. • The term betaine is also used generically to refer to compounds having a quaternary amine or analogous ...
Adriane Fugh-Berman, 2003
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Surfactants Europa: A Directory of Surface Active Agents ...
LONZAINE I6SP cetyl betaine solids 35%; NaCl 7% clear yellow liquid clear amber liquid clear liquid clear yellow liquid clear amber liquid amber translucent gel liquid liquid liquid foaming agent shampoos; hair care products: skin cleansing ...
Gordon L. Hollis, 1995
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Handbook of Green Chemicals
See Coco-betaine Cocoamphoacetate. See Sodium cocoamphoacetate Cocoamphocarboxyglycinate. See Disodium cocoamphodiacetate Cocoamphocarboxypropionate. See Disodium cocoamphodipropionate Cocoamphodiacetate.
‎2004
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Plant Tolerance to Abiotic Stresses in Agriculture: Role of ...
Glycine betaine levels were very low (0.02 - 0.05 nmoles g"1 fresh wt) in both control and salinized situations. However, exogenous supply of choline, choline precursors mono and dimethylethanolamine enhanced choline and glycine betaine ...
Joe H. Cherry, Robert D. Locy, Anna Rychter, 2000
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Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Plants: Toward the Improvement ...
Recent studies demonstrated that the introduction of betaine accumulation pathways improves the stress tolerance of plants. Metabolic engineering is a useful technique to improve stress tolerance of important crops. The levels of betaine ...
Ashwani K. Rai, Teruhiro Takabe, 2006
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Advances in Botanical Research
Glycine betaine is a quaternary ammonium compound which is synthesized in chloroplasts by a two step‐oxidation of ... by a choline monooxygenase (choline → betaine aldehyde) and a betaine aldehyde dehydrogenase (betaine aldehyde  ...
Jean-Claude Kader, Michel Delseny, 2011
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Homocysteine in Health and Disease
Reactions: 1, choline oxidase; 2, betaine aldehyde dehydrogenase; 3, betaine- homocysteine methyltransferase; 4, dimethylglycine dehydrogenase; and 5, sarcosine dehydrogenase. hyde. Betaine aldehyde is then rapidly oxidized to betaine ...
Ralph Carmel, Donald W. Jacobsen, 2001
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Houben-Weyl Methods of Organic Chemistry Vol. E 23f, 4th ...
1,2,3,4Oxatriazol-3-ium 1 5 O\ 2 1 ж N-NH 4 3 5-SEt, 3-Ph S-C' E8d, 608 5-S+, 3- Ar (betaine, 2-naph)) C-O, CIN, N+, S+ E8d, 603ff 5-S+, 3-PhX (betaine, X: Br, Cl) C-O, CIN, N+, S+ E8d, 603 5-SI, 3-PhX (betaine, X: С1) С—О, CIN, N+, S+ E8d, ...
‎2014
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Houben-Weyl Methods of Organic Chemistry Vol. E 23g, 4th ...
1-0H20H 1-0H20H 1-CN(S) 1-CN(O), 4-Me 1-CN(O) 1-CN+N*SOZPh (betaine) 1 -CN+N*TMS (betaine) 1-CN+N'BZ (betaine) 1-CN+N'Ac (betaine) 1-CN+N*Het (2 -py; betaine) 1-CN+N'Ar (betaine) 1-CN+N*PhX (X : 2,4-Br2, Me; betaine) ...
Jutta Backes, Karl-Heinz Büchel, Jürgen Falbe, 2014
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Vitamins in the prevention of human diseases
2007b) the plasma betaine concentrations were particularly low and consistent with the results reported by Konstantinova et al. (2008a). It is possible that in these studies many ofthe subjects, with elevated plasma lipids, had a betaine ...
Wolfgang Herrmann, Rima Obeid, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BETAINE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term betaine is used in the context of the following news items.
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New report explores the coco betaine market - global size, share …
Coco betaine is a derivative of cocoamide and glycine betaine. It is produced from coconut oil and another name for it in the market is ... «WhaTech, Jul 15»
2
Natural Health from A to Z
Many of the symptoms of indigestion will disappear when digestive enzymes are supplemented – especially those with betaine HCL, a mild ... «Mason County News, Jul 15»
3
China tops RASFF notifications by country of origin
There were 28 notifications about novel food ingredients in 2014 including betaine, mucuna pruriens and Siraitia Grosvenorii. RASFF ... «FoodQualityNews.com, Jul 15»
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Stone-dwelling actinobacteria Blastococcus saxobsidens …
The transformation of the non-essential amino acid sarcosine, a source of carbon and energy derived from the osmoprotectant betaine, into the ... «Nature.com, Jun 15»
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Science Bridges the Gap to Future Food Security
Betaine brings performance benefits in animals even before they are born and enhances cost efficiencies as they grow. An exciting new area, ... «ThePigSite.com, Jun 15»
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Certain Genes Associated with Colorectal Cancer Risk in …
... transcobalamin II (TCN2), DNMT1, and DNMT3B; plasma PLP and TYMS TS3; plasma B12 and betaine-homocysteine S-methyltransferase 2 ... «Cancer Therapy Advisor, Jun 15»
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This summer, put the pop down and grab a slice of watermelon
... folate, pantothenic acid, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, zinc, copper, manganese, selenium, choline, lycopene and betaine. So don't ... «MetroNews Canada, Jun 15»
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Nutritional Therapies for Managing Homocysteine
Our treatment goal is to lower homocysteine to below 7 µmol/L. We also advocate using choline and trimethylglycine (TMG or betaine) from ... «ProHealth, Jun 15»
9
Move over kale, here comes quinoa
Glycine betaine is an amino acid found in quinoa. It has be used in the treatment and prevention of diabetes, obesity and cardiovascular ... «ConsumerAffairs, Jun 15»
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LIFTLAB Purify+Clarify Cleanser Review
... glance at the ingredients shows they are not completely clean. A note on the fantastic lather: it is most likely due to Cocamidopropyl Betaine, ... «Truth In Aging, Jun 15»

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