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glycine betaine (medicine) and descending(1) (iou)


glycine betaine (medicine)


glycine betaine -->
betaine
<chemical> A derivative of glycine characterised by high water solubility. Can function as an osmotic agent in plant tissues.

See: biogenic amines.


descending(1) (iou)



descending noun. LME.
[from DESCEND + -ING1.]
The action of DESCEND; descent, going down. LME.
A downward slope: extension downwards. L15-E17.
Parentage, lineage. rare. (Shakes.). Only in E17.
Comb.: descending node Astronomy the point at which the moon's or a planet's orbit crosses the ecliptic from north to south.