Glycocholic

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

  Glycocholic \Gly`co*chol"ic\, a. (Physiol. Chem.)
     Pertaining to, or composed of, glycocoll and cholic acid.
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     {Glycocholic acid} (Physiol. Chem.), a conjugate acid,
        composed of glycocoll and cholic acid, present in bile in


        the form of a sodium salt. The acid commonly forms a
        resinous mass, but can be crystallized in long, white
        needles.
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