trimethylglycine

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noun
Definitions
  • (organic chemistry) 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.

Etymology

Compound from English trimethyl + English glycine.

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glycine

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