carnitine

== English == === Etymology === From German Carnitin, coined from Latin carn- + Latin -i- +‎ -t- (“arbitrary insertion”) +‎ -in, for it was first described in meat extracts in 1905. By surface analysis, Latin carnit- +‎ -ine. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkɑː.nɪt.iːn/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkɑɹ.nəˌtiːn/ === Noun === carnitine (countable and uncountable, plural carnitines) (organic chemistry) A betaine, 3-hydroxy-4-trimethylammonio-butanoate, that is found in the liver and has a function in fatty acid transport. 2014, Peggy R. Borum, Carnitine homeostasis in humans, Benjamin Toby Wall, Craig Porter (editors), Carnitine Metabolism and Human Nutrition, page 4, Carnitine likely functions in maintaining homeostasis in many metabolic pathways and physiological conditions, with carnitine's role in energy metabolism homeostasis being the best studied. ==== Synonyms ==== CAR (abbreviation) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== References ==== “carnitine”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present. “carnitine”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000. === Anagrams === creatinin, incertain, natricine == Italian == === Noun === carnitine f plural of carnitina === Anagrams === canterini, incarnite, incentrai, incitarne, incretina, incrinate, nericanti