▪ I. cholic, a.
(ˈkɒlɪk)
[mod. ad. Gr. χολικ-ός, f. χολή bile.]
Of or pertaining to bile. cholic acid, an acid (C24H40O5) discovered in 1838, which is produced from the nitrogenized acids of bile during its putrefaction. Sometimes called cholalic acid; the name cholic having been formerly given to glycocholic acid.
| 1846 G. E. Day tr. Simon's Anim. Chem. II. App. 507 Ultimate composition of cholic acid. 1859 Todd Cycl. Anat. V. 401/1 Decomposed in the liver into..sugar and cholic acid. 1863 Watts Dict. Chem. I. 926 Cholic acid has a bitter taste, with slight saccharine aftertaste. |
▪ II. cholic(k, cholical, cholicky
var. and obs. ff. colic, colical, etc.