trimethylamine
Americannoun
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When people eat red meat, the liver converts certain byproducts into trimethylamine N-oxide, a compound associated with cardiovascular disease.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 28, 2026
Researchers studied the presence of trimethylamine N-oxide, simply known as TMAO, a substance that is produced by the body after meat consumption.
From Salon ● Jan. 4, 2024
So to balance the urea and protect its tissue, sharks also have high concentrations of a compound called trimethylamine oxide, or TMAO.
From The Verge ● Aug. 31, 2017
This effect comes from a nerve agent called trimethylamine oxide.
From National Geographic ● Jul. 23, 2017
The whole plant is sprinkled over with the white, pellucid meal, and contains much "trimethylamine," together with osmazome, and nitrate of potash; also it gives off free ammonia.
From Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure by William Thomas Fernie
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