trimethylglycine

See also: triméthylglycine

English

Etymology

trimethyl +‎ glycine

Noun

trimethylglycine (uncountable)

  1. (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.

Synonyms
  • glycine betaine
  • TMG
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