carnitine

car·ni·tine

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kahr-ni-teen]
- /ˈkɑr nɪˌtin/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kahr-ni-teen]
- /ˈkɑr nɪˌtin/

Definitions of carnitine word

noun carnitine a white betaine, C7H15NO3, found in the liver and required for transporting fatty acids from the cytosol into the mitochondria 3
noun carnitine a dipolar compound that occurs in muscle and liver and is involved in the transport of fatty acids across the inner mitochondrial membrane. 1
noun carnitine (organic compound) A betaine 3-hydroxy-4-trimethylammonio-butanoate that occurs in the liver and has a function in fatty acid transport. 1
noun carnitine (organic chemistry) A betaine, 3-hydroxy-4-trimethylammonio-butanoate, that is found in the liver and has a function in fatty acid transport. 0

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Origin of carnitine

First appearance:

before 1920

One of the 12% newest English words

1920-25; < German Carnitin, equivalent to Latin carni- (combining form of carō, genitive carnis meat, flesh) + -tin apparently arbitrarily chosen suffix (cf. -in2, -ine2); so called because it was first isolated in meat extract

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Parts of speech for Carnitine

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carnitine popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 73% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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