"carnitine" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkɑː.nɪt.iːn/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈkɑɹ.nəˌtiːn/ [General-American] Forms: carnitines [plural]
Etymology: From Latin caro/carnis (“flesh, meat”) + t + -ine, for it was first described in meat extracts in 1905. Etymology templates: {{af|en|caro/carnis|t|lang1=la|nocat=1|t1=flesh, meat}} Latin caro/carnis (“flesh, meat”) + t, {{suffix|en||ine}} + -ine Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} carnitine (countable and uncountable, plural carnitines)
  1. (organic chemistry) A betaine, 3-hydroxy-4-trimethylammonio-butanoate, that is found in the liver and has a function in fatty acid transport. Wikipedia link: carnitine Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Organic compounds Synonyms: CAR [abbreviation] Translations (an organic compound): karnitino (Esperanto), carnitina [feminine] (Italian), カルニチン (karunichin) (Japanese)

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