hyocholic, a. Chem.
(haɪəʊˈkɒlɪk)
[f. Gr. ὗς, ὑο- swine + χολή bile: see cholic a.]
In hyocholic acid, formerly a synonym of hyoglycocholic acid, now applied to an acid (C25H40O4) derived from this by the action of acids and alkalies.
| 1859 Fownes' Chem. 565 Hyocholic acid contains C54H43NO10. 1865–72 Watts Dict. Chem. III. 234 Hyo⁓cholic acid, C25H40O4, an acid obtained, together with glycocine, by the action of potash on hyoglycocholic acid. 1873 C. H. Ralfe Phys. Chem. 58 Pig's bile contains hyo-cholic acid..conjugated with glycocin and taurin. |