cholic acid

noun

cho·lic acid ˈkō-lik-

: a crystalline bile acid C₂₄H₄₀O₅

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Greek cholikos bilious, from cholē

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1846, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of cholic acid was in 1846

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cholic acid

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