cholo-comb. form
corresponding to Greek χολο- combining form of χολή bile: used as first element in numerous technical words, some of which have variants in chole- comb. form.
cholochrome n.
Brit. 
/ˈkɒlə(ʊ)krəʊm/
, /ˈkɒlə(ʊ)krəʊm/U.S. /ˈkoʊləˌkroʊm/
[χρῶμα colour] the general name for the colouring matters of bile; including chiefly choloˈchloin n. or choloˈchlorin n. the green pigment, called also biliverdin, choloˈcyanin n. a blue pigment, choloˈfulvin n. a yellow pigment, choloˈphaein n. the brown pigment. Hence choloˈchromic acid n./ˈkoʊləˌkroʊm/Π
1863 H. Watts Dict. Chem. I. 927 Cholophæin, or the brown pigment, is contained in bile and in the intestinal canal, and is the substance to which excrements owe their colour.
1863 H. Watts Dict. Chem. I. 928 Cholochloïn or Biliverdin.—This green pigment is produced by the oxidation of cholophæin.
1863–72 H. Watts Dict. Chem. I. 928 A dilute solution of cholochrome (either brown or green).
1872 J. L. W. Thudichum Man. Chem. Physiol. 21 In disease of the bile in oxen the cholophæinate of lime predominates.
cholography n. /kəˈlɑɡrəfi/ a treatise on the bile.
Brit. /kɒˈlɒɡrəfi/
, /kɒˈlɒɡrəfi/U.S. /koʊˈlɑɡrəfi/
, /koʊˈlɑɡrəfi//kəˈlɑɡrəfi/ chololith n.
Brit. /ˈkɒləlɪθ/
, /ˈkɒləlɪθ/U.S. /ˈkoʊləˌlɪθ/
[λίθος stone] a gallstone or biliary calculus./ˈkoʊləˌlɪθ/ chololithic adj.
Brit. /ˌkɒləˈlɪθɪk/
, /ˌkɒləˈlɪθɪk/U.S. /ˌkoʊləˈlɪθɪk/
of or pertaining to gallstones./ˌkoʊləˈlɪθɪk/Categories »
cholology n. /kəˈlɑlədʒi/ the part of physiology and pathology which deals with the bile.
Brit. /kɒˈlɒlədʒi/
, /kɒˈlɒlədʒi/U.S. /koʊˈlɑlədʒi/
, /koʊˈlɑlədʒi//kəˈlɑlədʒi/ cholonic acid n. /kəˌlɑnɪk ˈæsəd/ produced by the action of strong acids upon glycocholic acid; its salts are ˈcholonates.
Brit. /kɒˌlɒnɪk ˈasɪd/
, /kɒˌlɒnɪk ˈasɪd/U.S. /koʊˌlɑnɪk ˈæsəd/
, /koʊˌlɑnɪk ˈæsəd//kəˌlɑnɪk ˈæsəd/This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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