cholicadj.
/ˈkɒlɪk/, U.S. /ˈkoʊlɪk/, /ˈkɑlɪk/ Of or pertaining to bile. cholic acid n. an acid (C24H40O5) discovered in 1838, which is produced from the nitrogenized acids of bile during its putrefaction. Sometimes called cholalic acid; the name cholic having been formerly given to glycocholic acid.
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1846 G. E. Day tr. J. F. Simon Animal Chem. II. App. 507 Ultimate composition of cholic acid.
1859 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. V. 401/1 Decomposed in the liver into..sugar and cholic acid.
1863 H. Watts Dict. Chem. I. 926 Cholic acid has a bitter taste, with slight saccharine aftertaste.
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