betaine

As nouns the difference between betalain and betaine

is that betalain is betalain while betaine is .

As a verb betwine

is to twine together; entwine.

As a noun betaine is

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As nouns the difference between betaine and betadine

is that betaine is a sweet, crystalline compound (not an alkaloid), trimethylammoniumacetate, found in sugar beet and similar plants, sometimes used to treat muscular degeneracy; the zwitterion (CH₃)₃N⁺CH₂COO^-betadine is a complex of povidone and iodine used as a topical antiseptic.

As a verb betine

is to hedge about; inclose; shut up or betine can be (obsolete) to set fire to.

As a noun betaine is

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As a verb betaing

is .

As a noun betaine is

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As nouns the difference between betaine and lycine

is that betaine is while lycine is (chemistry) a weak base identical with betaine.