cholic acid

[koh-lik, kol-ik]

cholic acid

[koh-lik, kol-ik]
noun
1.
Biochemistry. a bile acid, C24H40O5, related to the sex hormones and cholesterol.
2.
the commercial form of this compound, obtained from beef bile, used chiefly in the manufacture of drugs and in research.

Origin:
1840–50; < Greek cholikós bilious (chol() bile + -ikos -ic); see chole-
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cholic acid (ˈkəʊlɪk)
 
n
a crystalline insoluble acid present in bile: used as an emulsifying agent and an intermediate in the synthesis of organic compounds. Formula: C24H40O5
 
[C19: from Greek kholikos; see chole-]

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cholic acid n.
An abundant crystalline bile acid derived from cholesterol.

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