Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A decomposition-product of cholalic acid, C24H36O3, formed during the process of intestinal putrefaction.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun (Physiol. Chem.) A resinous substance formed in the decomposition of cholic acid of bile; -- so called because it is difficult to solve.

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  • noun biochemistry, dated A resinous substance formed in the decomposition of cholic acid of bile.

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