polybetaine

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What does polybetaine mean?

A polyampholyte whose repeat unit is derived from betaine

Where does polybetaine come from?

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- Latin bēta Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ine English betaine English polybetaine From poly- + betaine.

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