Gly`co*chol"ic (?), a. Physiol. Chem.

Pertaining to, or composed of, glycocoll and cholic acid.

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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