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carnitineOne entry found. Main Entry: car·ni·tine Pronunciation: \ˈkär-nə-ˌtēn\ Function: noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, from Latin carn-, caro Date: circa 1922 : a quaternary ammonium compound C7H15NO3 that is present especially in vertebrate muscle and that in the levorotatory form is involved in the transfer of fatty acids across mitochondrial membranes
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