Found 2 items, similar to betaine.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: betaine betaine n : a sweet tasting alkaloid that occurs in sugar beets
English → English (gcide) Definition: Betaine Betaine \Be"ta*ine\, n. [From beta, generic name of the beet.] (Chem.) A nitrogenous base, C5H11NO2, produced artificially, and also occurring naturally in beet-root molasses and its residues, from which it is extracted as a white crystalline substance; -- called also lycine and oxyneurine. It has a sweetish taste. [1913 Webster]