choline
choline
Definition
cho·line (kō′lēn′, -lin)
noun
a viscous fluid, (CH)N(OH)CHCHOH, found in many animal and vegetable tissues, that is a precursor of acetylcholine, lecithin, etc.: usually considered a vitamin of the B complex
Etymology: chol(e)- + -ine
choline
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- contain: More likely he would have received something containing choline, a nutrient found in liver and eggs.
- take: On a second occasion, the athletes ran the same distance without taking choline.
Adjective modifier
- dietary: And eggs are an excellent source of dietary choline without a high fat intake.
Modifies a noun
- bitartrate: Choline bitartrate, the basic constituent of lecithin, is in many animal and plant tissues and prepared synthetically.
- acetyltransferase: There is a loss of choline acetyltransferase enzymatic activity in the cerebral cortex.
- chloride: They have found that mixtures of zinc chloride and choline chloride form non-volatile liquids at ambient temperatures and can be used as solvents.
- supplement: Evidence for choline supplements But can choline supplements really be beneficial?
- level: However, the simple maintenance of choline levels does not automatically mean that performance will be enhanced.
- supplementation: Choline supplementation during gestation in rats leads to augmentation of spatial memory in adulthood.
Noun used with modifier
- phosphatidyl: One of the most important nutrients associated with the brain and nervous system is phosphatidyl choline.
- acetyl: Negative inotropes like acetyl choline will move the curve to the right.
Browse dictionary entries near choline
- cholic acid
- cholesterol
- cholesteric
- choleric
- cholera morbus
- cholera
- choler
- cholent
- cholecystokinin
- cholecystitis
- cholinergic
- cholinesterase
- cholla
- cholo
- cholo-
- Cholula
- chomp
- Chomsky
- chon
- chondriosome
