"choline" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkoʊliːn/ [US] Forms: cholines [plural]
Etymology: Coined from Ancient Greek χολή (kholḗ, “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. Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|χολή||bile}} Ancient Greek χολή (kholḗ, “bile”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} 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. Wikipedia link: Adolph Strecker, Oscar Liebreich, choline Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Organic compounds Synonyms (ammonium compound): neurine, vitamin J Translations (organic chemistry: a compound): colina [feminine] (Catalan), 膽鹼 (Chinese Cantonese), 胆碱 (daam² gaan²) (Chinese Cantonese), 膽鹼 (Chinese Mandarin), 胆碱 (dǎnjiǎn) (Chinese Mandarin), cholin [masculine] (Czech), choline [feminine] (Dutch), koliini (Finnish), choline [feminine] (French), Cholin (German), χολίνη (cholíni) [feminine] (Greek), kolin (Hungarian), colina (Italian), コリン (korin) (Japanese), холин (xolin) (Kazakh), 콜린 (kollin) (Korean), cholina [feminine] (Polish), colina [feminine] (Portuguese), colină [feminine] (Romanian), холи́н (xolín) [masculine] (Russian), colina [feminine] (Spanish), kolin (Swedish), kolin (Turkish)

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