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cholic

cholic

1 9.6
Relating to bile, the liquid the liver makes to help digest fats
  • adjective
  • /ˈkoʊlɪk/
  • Specialized
translation icon : cólico
  • GRAPH: Figure 13; Dissolution promotion of massively swelling P(NBTBE-co-NBCA) (50/50) by addition of cholic acid derivatives.
  • cholic acid

Examples

  • Figure 13 presents a dissolution-promotion effect of some cholic acid derivatives.

    Academic text (2001)

  • A classical example is t-butyl cholate (TBC) 26, which is converted to cholic acid (ChA) upon reaction with a photochemically generated acid.

    Academic text (2001)

  • The digestion of fats involves the action of cholic acid in the body.

  • Researchers are exploring how cholic compounds can impact liver function.

  • When analyzing digestive function, the presence of cholic acid is significant.

Synonyms

biliary
vscholic
  • Specialized
1 8.5

Relating to bile and the tubes and organs that carry or store it

focuses on substances derived from bile acids rather than body organs

Compounds

cholic acid
  • Specialized
1 6.5

A substance in bile that helps break down fats in the intestine

Surface Forms

cholic positive

Morphology

cholic = bile (opaque) = chol + ic

The combining form 'chol-' is a specialised medical form related to bile and is not a familiar standalone English morpheme, so the relation is not readily inferable for most learners.

Etymology

Cholic comes from the Greek root chole, which means 'bile' (the digestive fluid from the liver), and you can see the same root in cholesterol. So cholic describes things that come from or relate to 'bile'.