Definitions For Carnitine

Noun

CARNITINE. (countable and uncountable, plural CARNITINEs) (organic compound) A betaine, 3-hydroxy-4-trimethylammonio-butanoate, that is found in the liver and has a function in fatty acid transport.

Synonyms

CAR (abbreviation)

Derived terms

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Translations

Esperanto: karnitino Italian: carnitina, f Japanese: カルニチン (karunichin)

Etymology

From {{af, en, carnis, -ine, lang1=la, t1=flesh, meat}}, for it was first described in meat extracts in 1905.

Anagrams

creatinin, incertain, natricine

Is Carnitine a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
11
Words with Friends
14

The word Carnitine is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends

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