Pertaining to or obtained from bile. Also cholalic.
noun.
An obsolete form of colic.
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adjective.
Pertaining to, or obtained from, the bile.
adjective.
a complex organic acid found as a natural constituent of taurocholic and glycocholic acids in the bile, and extracted as a resinous substance, convertible under the influence of ether into white crystals.
adjective.
Of or pertaining to cholic acid or its derivatives
noun.
An obsolete spelling of colic (abdominal distress).
Word Usage
"Mrs. Duff, who, by Jan's help, had survived the threatened death fro "cholic," and was herself again, stood near the sufferer, in company with one or two more cronies."