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choline

/ˈkoʊliːn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.46 in modern English

Syllables
choline
IPA
/ˈkoʊliːn/
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A hydroxy quaternary ammonium compound with formula (CH₃)₃N⁺CH₂CH₂OHX⁻. It is an essential nutrient for cardiovascular and brain health and for cell membrane formation.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃- Proto-Hellenic *kʰolā́ Ancient Greek χολή (kholḗ)der. English choline Coined from Ancient Greek χολή (kholḗ, “bile”). The chemical compound was first isolated by Adolph Strecker from pig and ox bile (hence the name) in 1862. It was also named neurine when chemically synthesized by Oscar Liebreich in 1865, until 1898 when shown to be identical to choline.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈkoʊliːn/

Usage

Inflected Forms

cholines (plural) cholin (alternative, obsolete)

Derived Forms

acetylcholine arsenocholine benzoylcholine bethanechol butyrylcholine carbamoylcholine carbamylcholine cholinergic cholinester cholinesterase cholinolytic cholinomimetic

Phrases

-nicline

Synonyms

neurine vitamin J sincaline

Questions

How do you pronounce choline?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkoʊliːn/.
What does choline mean?
A hydroxy quaternary ammonium compound with formula (CH₃)₃N⁺CH₂CH₂OHX⁻. It is an essential nutrient for cardiovascular and brain health and for cell membrane formation.
Where does choline come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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