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cholic acid

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.11 in modern English

Syllables
cholic acid
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

a steroidal bile acid, C₂₄H₄₀O₅, derived from cholesterol

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Synonym of bile acid.

Countable

Etymology

Mid 19th century, from Greek kholikos, from Ancient Greek χολή (kholḗ, “bile”).

Usage

Inflected Forms

cholic acids (plural)

Derived Forms

cholate

Phrases

glycocholic acid

Synonyms

bile acid

Questions

What does cholic acid mean?
a steroidal bile acid, C₂₄H₄₀O₅, derived from cholesterol
Where does cholic acid come from?
Mid 19th century, from Greek kholikos, from Ancient Greek χολή (kholḗ, “bile”).

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