Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

glycocholic acid

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: gly-co-cholic acid
IPA

31

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A crystalline bile acid involved in the emulsification of fats, a conjugate of cholic acid with glycine.

Uncountable

Etymology

From glyco- + cholic acid.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: glyco

Usage

Uncountable

Frequently Paired Words

glycocholate

Synonyms

cholylglycine

Questions

What does glycocholic acid mean?: A crystalline bile acid involved in the emulsification of fats, a conjugate of cholic acid with glycine.
Where does glycocholic acid come from?: From glyco- + cholic acid.

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