choline
US/ˈkoʊliːn/
choline 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.
Noun
choline (usually uncountable, plural cholines)
- 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.
choline meaning in Tamil
choline in Tamil
- கோலின் உயிர்ச்சத்து, கொலீன்
Synonyms of choline
Forms of choline
| plural | cholines |
|---|---|
| alternative form (obsolete) | cholin |
Origin of 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.
Words formed from choline
- acetylcholine
- arsenocholine
- benzoylcholine
- bethanechol
- butyrylcholine
- carbamoylcholine
- carbamylcholine
- cholinergic
- cholinester
- cholinesterase
- cholinolytic
- cholinomimetic
- deoxycholine
- ecothiopate
- ferrocholinate
- hemicholine
- methacholine
- monocholine
- -nicline
- phosphatidylcholine
- phosphocholine
- phosphorylcholine
- succinylcholine
- thiocholine
- tricholine
Questions about choline
- What does choline mean?
- Choline means 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.
- What is choline in Tamil?
- Choline in Tamil is கோலின் உயிர்ச்சத்து, கொலீன். See Choline meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is choline?
- Choline is a noun.
- How do you pronounce choline?
- Choline is pronounced /ˈkoʊliːn/ (US).
- What is the plural of choline?
- The plural of choline is cholines.
Words near choline in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: choline (page history and authors); choline (Tamil Wiktionary) (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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