| anhydrous | <chemistry> A substance deprived or destitute of water. (12 Nov 1997) |
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| anhydrous alcohol | Water having been removed. Synonym: anhydrous alcohol. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anhydrous chloral | CCl3-CHO; trichloroacetaldehyde;a thin oily liquid with a pungent odour, formed by the action of chlorine gas on alcohol. Synonym: anhydrous chloral. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anhydrous lanolin | Lanolin that contains not more than 0.25% of water; used as a water-adsorbable ointment base. (05 Mar 2000) |
| betaine | <chemical> A derivative of glycine characterised by high water solubility. Can function as an osmotic agent in plant tissues. See: biogenic amines. (18 Nov 1997) |
| betaine-aldehyde dehydrogenase | An oxidizing enzyme that catalyses the oxidation of betaine aldehyde with NAD+ and water to betaine and NADH; part of the choline oxidase system and of choline metabolism. (05 Mar 2000) |
| glycine betaine | <chemical> A derivative of glycine characterised by high water solubility. Can function as an osmotic agent in plant tissues. See: biogenic amines. (18 Nov 1997) |
| glycyl betaine | <chemical> A derivative of glycine characterised by high water solubility. Can function as an osmotic agent in plant tissues. See: biogenic amines. (18 Nov 1997) |
| chloral betaine | The adduct formed by chloral hydrate and betaine; it is slowly hydrolyzed in the alimentary tract to chloral hydrate; used as a hypnotic and sedative. (05 Mar 2000) |