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cholin

cholin is the obsolete spelling of choline.

Meaning of choline

Noun

choline (usually uncountable, plural cholines)

  1. (usually) 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.

Questions about cholin

What is cholin the obsolete spelling of?
Cholin is the obsolete spelling of choline.

Words near cholin in the dictionary

  1. cholic acid
  2. cholical
  3. cholick
  4. cholicks
  5. cholics
  6. cholin
  7. choline
  8. cholinephosphotransferase
  9. cholinephosphotransferases
  10. cholinergenic
  11. cholinergia

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