HYOCHOLIC ACID

n. Hi-o-kol'i2k. From v, upsilon, and X Ao, bile. Fr., acide hyocholalique (ou hyocholique). Ger., Hyocliolalsdure. A. crystalline acid, C25H40O4, obtained from pig's bile, insoluble in water, readily soluble in alcohol. [B, 4, 93 (a, 38).] [s. 399]