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"Section C"

), 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.


Cho"line (?), n. [Gr. &?; bile.]
(Physiol. Chem.) See Neurine.


Chol"o*chrome (?), n. [Gr. &?;,
&?;, bile + &?; color.] (Physiol.) See
Bilirubin.


Chol`o*phæ"in (?), n. [Gr.
&?;, &?;, bile + &?; dusky.] (Physiol.) See
Bilirubin.


||Chol"try (?), n. A Hindoo
caravansary.


Chomp (?), v. i. To chew
loudly and greedily; to champ.
[Prov. Eng. & Colloq. U. S.]
Halliwell.


Chon`dri*fi*ca"tion (?), n.
(Physiol.) Formation of, or conversion into,
cartilage.


Chon"dri*fy (?), v. t. & i. [Gr.
&?; cartilage + -fy.] To convert, or be converted,
into cartilage.


Chon"dri*gen (?), n. [Gr. &?;
cartilage + -gen.] (Physiol. Chem.) The
chemical basis of cartilage, converted by long boiling in water
into a gelatinous body called chondrin.


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