cholic acid
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Cholic acid — IUPAC name (R) 4 ((3R,5S,7R,8R,9S,10S,12S,13R,14S,17R) 3,7 … Wikipedia
Cholic acid — Cholic Chol ic, Cholinic Cho*lin ic, a. [Gr. ?, from ? bile.] (Physiol. Chem.) Pertaining to, or obtained from, the bile. [1913 Webster] {Cholic acid} (Chem.), a complex organic acid found as a natural constituent of taurocholic and glycocholic… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cholic acid — [kō′lik] n. [< Gr cholikos < cholē, bile: see CHOLERA] an acid, C24H40O5, found in the bile, generally in combination with amino acids … English World dictionary
cholic acid — A family of steroids comprising the bile acids (or salts), generally in conjugated form ( e.g., glycocholic and taurocholic acid s). Chemically, cholic acid s are cholan 24 oic (cholanic) acids (the terminal C24 of cholane becoming a COOH group); … Medical dictionary
cholic acid — cholio rūgštis statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Steroidinė tulžies rūgštis. atitikmenys: angl. cholic acid rus. холевая кислота … Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
cholic acid — /koʊlɪk ˈæsəd/ (say kohlik asuhd) noun a steroidal bile acid, C23H39O3.COOH. {cholic from Greek cholikos of bile} …
cholic acid — noun an insoluble crystalline acid present in bile • Hypernyms: ↑bile acid … Useful english dictionary
cholic acid — noun Etymology: Greek cholikos bilious, from cholē Date: 1846 a crystalline bile acid C24H40O5 … New Collegiate Dictionary
cholic acid — /koh lik, kol ik/ 1. Biochem. 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. [1840 50; < Gk cholikós… … Universalium
cholic acid — cholalic acid; see bile acids … The new mediacal dictionary
