oxyneurine

American

[ok-si-noor-een, -in, -nyoor-] / ˌɒk sɪˈnʊər in, -ɪn, -ˈnyʊər- /

noun

Chemistry.

betaine.

Etymology

Origin of oxyneurine

oxy- ² + neur- + -ine ²

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A nitrogenous base, C5H11NO2, produced artificially, and also occurring naturally in beetroot molasses and its residues, from which it is extracted as a white crystalline substance; Ð called also lycine and oxyneurine.

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