carnitine

[ kahr-ni-teen ]

/ ˈkɑr nɪˌtin /

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noun Biochemistry.

a dipolar compound that occurs in muscle and liver and is involved in the transport of fatty acids across the inner mitochondrial membrane.

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Origin of carnitine

1920–25; <German Carnitin, equivalent to Latin carni- (combining form of carō, genitive carnis meat, flesh) + -tin apparently arbitrarily chosen suffix (cf. -in², -ine²); so called because it was first isolated in meat extract

Words nearby carnitine

carniferous, carnification, carnify, Carniola, carnitas, carnitine, carnival, carnivalesque, carnival glass, Carnivora, carnivoran

How to use carnitine in a sentence

Over time, their gut bacteria had changed, so they no longer had lots of bacteria that like to eat carnitine.
Why I'm Cutting Back on Red Meat|Megan McArdle|April 8, 2013|DAILY BEAST

Scientific definitions for carnitine

carnitine

[ kär′nĭ-tēn′ ]

A betaine commonly occurring in the liver and in skeletal muscle that is essential for fatty acid transport across mitochondrial membranes. Chemical formula: C7H15NO3.