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Webster 1913 Edition


Glycocholic

Glyˊco-chol′ic

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Adj.
(Physiol. Chem.)
Pertaining to, or composed of, glycocoll and cholic acid.
Glycocholic acid
(Physiol. Chem.)
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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.