hyoglycocholic, a. Chem.
(ˌhaɪəʊglɪkəʊˈkɒlɪk)
[f. Gr. ὗς, ὑο- pig + γλυκύς sweet + χολή bile: see glycocholic.]
In hyoglycocholic acid, an acid (C27H43NO5) which, in the form of a sodium salt, is the chief constituent in the bile of pigs. Hence hyoglyˈcocholate, a salt of this acid.
| 1865–72 Watts Dict. Chem. III. 235 Hyoglycocholic acid is monobasic, the hyoglycocholates in the dry state containing C27H42MNO5. |