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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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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