单词 | choline |
释义 | choline /koh"leen, kol"een/, n. 1. Biochem. a quaternary ammonium cation, C5H14N+O, one of the B-complex vitamins, found in the lecithin of many plants and animals. 2. choline hydroxide, C5H15NO2, the viscous, strongly alkaline commercial form of this compound, usually synthesized, used as a feed supplement, esp. for poultry, and in medicine in certain liver conditions. 3. choline chloride, C5H14ClNO. [1855-60; CHOL- + -INE2] |
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