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cho·lic acid | \ ˈkō-lik- 
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\Definition of cholic acid
: a crystalline bile acid C24H40O5
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cholic acid
nouncho·lic acid | \ ˌkō-lik- \
\Medical Definition of cholic acid
: a crystalline bile acid C24H40O5
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The first known use of cholic acid was in 1846
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