Cholic \Chol"ic\, Cholinic \Cho*lin"ic\, a. [Gr. ?, from ? bile.]

(Physiol. Chem.) Pertaining to, or obtained from, the bile.

Cholic acid (Chem.), 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.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)