单词 | betaine |
释义 | be·ta·ine ![]() n. 1. A sweet-tasting crystalline alkaloid, C5H11NO2, found in sugar beets and other plants, used to treat certain metabolic disorders, especially an enzyme defect that causes excessive levels of homocysteine in the blood and urine. 2. Any of several alkaloids with similar structures. [Latin bēta, beet + -INE2.] |
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