Choleinic

/koʊliˈɪnɪk/ adjective

Definition

Relating to or containing choleine (choline), an organic compound found in bile.

Etymology

From choleine + '-ic' (adjective suffix). This is a rarely used adjective form of the archaic choleine.

Kelly Says

This term is almost never used anymore since modern biochemistry renamed choleine to choline, but it shows how scientists used to classify compounds based on where they were first discovered.

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