Cholinic

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Cholic \Chol"ic\, Cholinic \Cho*lin"ic\, a. [Gr. ?, from ?
     bile.] (Physiol. Chem.)
     Pertaining to, or obtained from, the bile.
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     {Cholic acid} (Chem.), a complex organic acid found as a


        natural constituent of taurocholic and glycocholic acids
        in the bile, and extracted as a resinous substance,
        convertible under the influence of ether into white
        crystals.
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