cholic acid
cholic acid noun: a steroidal bile acid, C₂₄H₄₀O₅, derived from cholesterol.
Noun
cholic acid (countable and uncountable, plural cholic acids)
- a steroidal bile acid, C₂₄H₄₀O₅, derived from cholesterol
- Synonym of bile acid.
- Synonyms:
- bile acid
cholic acid meaning in Gujarati
cholic acid in Gujarati
- cholic acid
- પિત્તામ્લ pittāmla
Synonyms of cholic acid
Forms of cholic acid
| plural | cholic acids |
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Origin of cholic acid
Mid 19th century, from Greek kholikos, from Ancient Greek χολή (kholḗ, “bile”).
Words formed from cholic acid
Questions about cholic acid
- What does cholic acid mean?
- Cholic acid means a steroidal bile acid, C₂₄H₄₀O₅, derived from cholesterol.
- What is cholic acid in Gujarati?
- Cholic acid in Gujarati is પિત્તામ્લ (pittāmla). See Cholic acid meaning in Gujarati.
- What part of speech is cholic acid?
- Cholic acid is a noun.
- What is the plural of cholic acid?
- The plural of cholic acid is cholic acids.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: cholic acid (page history and authors); પિત્તામ્લ (Gujarati) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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