Etymology

carnitine

C3A1R1N1I1T1I1N1E1

Today it means: A betaine, 3-hydroxy-4-trimethylammonio-butanoate, that is found in the liver and has a function in fatty acid transport. Full definition →

German Carnitin ← Latin carn-
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  1. Latin · derived fromcarn-
  2. German · derived fromCarnitin
  3. English todaycarnitine

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.

Words from the same roots

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carnassial

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