Definition of Trimethylglycine

1. Noun. (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. ¹

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Medical Definition of Trimethylglycine

1. A derivative of glycine characterised by high water solubility. Can function as an osmotic agent in plant tissues. See: biogenic amines. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Trimethylglycine

trimethylammonium
trimethylarsine
trimethylate
trimethylated
trimethylates
trimethylating
trimethylation
trimethylations
trimethylbenzene
trimethylbenzenes
trimethylcarbinol
trimethylene
trimethylenebromide
trimethylethylene
trimethylgallium
trimethylglycine (current term)
trimethylglycocoll anhydride
trimethylguanosine
trimethylhydroquinone
trimethylindium
trimethylolethane
trimethylolpropane
trimethylomelamine
trimethylpentane
trimethylpentanes
trimethylphenyl
trimethylsilyl
trimethylsilyl chloride
trimethylsilyl compounds
trimethylsilylacetylene

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