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choline

English

Etymology

Coined from Ancient Greek ???? (khol?, bile).

The chemical compound was first isolated by Adolph Strecker from pig and ox bile (hence the name) in 1862. It was also named neurine when chemically synthesized by Oscar Liebreich in 1865, until 1898 when shown to be identical to choline.

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /?ko?li?n/

Noun

choline (usually uncountable, plural cholines)

  1. (organic chemistry) A hydroxy quaternary ammonium compound with formula (CH3)3N+CH2CH2OHX?. It is an essential nutrient for cardiovascular and brain health and for cell membrane formation.

Synonyms

  • (ammonium compound): neurine, vitamin J

Derived terms

Translations

Anagrams

  • Helicon, Nichole, helicon

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /k?.lin/
  • Homophone: colline

Noun

choline f (plural cholines)

  1. (biochemistry) choline

Further reading

  • “choline” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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phosphatidylcholine

English

Noun

phosphatidylcholine (plural phosphatidylcholines)

  1. (biochemistry) The phospholipid phosphatidyl choline

Synonyms

  • lecithin

See also

  • See Wikipedia article on phospholipids for structure

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