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Chol"er*ine (?), n. (Med.)
(a) The precursory symptoms of
cholera. (b) The first stage of
epidemic cholera. (c) A mild form of
cholera.

Chol"er*oid, a. [Cholera +
-oid.] Choleriform.

Cho`les*ter"ic (?), a. [Cf. F.
cholestérique.] Pertaining to cholesterin, or
obtained from it; as, cholesteric acid.
Ure.

Cho*les"ter*in (?), n. [Gr. &?;
bile + &?; stiff fat: F. cholestérine. See
Stearin.] (Chem.) A white, fatty, crystalline
substance, tasteless and odorless, found in animal and plant
products and tissue, and especially in nerve tissue, in the bile,
and in gallstones.

{ Cho"li*amb (?), Cho`li*am"bic (?), }
n. [L. choliambus, Gr. &?;; &?; lame +
&?; an iambus.] (Pros.) A verse having an iambus in
the fifth place, and a spondee in the sixth or last.

{ Chol"ic (?), Cho*lin"ic (?), }
a. [Gr. &?;, from &?; bile.] (Physiol.
Chem.) Pertaining to, or obtained from, the
bile.

Cholic acid (Chem.


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