choline

See also: Choline

English

choline formula

Etymology

first isolated by Adolph Strecker from pig and ox bile (Greek: χολή, chole) in 1862; named neurine when first chemically synthesized by Oscar Liebreich in 1865, until 1898 when shown to be identical to choline

Pronunciation

(US) IPA^(key): /ˈkoʊliːn/

Noun

choline (usually uncountable, plural cholines)

(organic chemistry) A hydroxy quaternary ammonium compound with formula (CH₃)₃N⁺CH₂ CH₂ OHX⁻. It is an essential nutrient for cardiovascular and brain health and for cell membrane formation.

Synonyms

(ammonium compound): neurine, vitamin J

Derived terms

Terms derived from choline

Translations

organic chemistry: a compound

Chinese:
Cantonese: 膽鹼, 胆碱 (daam² gaan²)

Mandarin: 膽鹼 (zh), 胆碱 (zh) (dǎnjiǎn)
Czech: cholin m
French: choline (fr) f
German: Cholin
Greek: χολίνη f (cholíni)

Italian: colina (it)
Japanese: コリン (korin)
Korean: 콜린 (kollin)
Portuguese: colina (pt) f
Spanish: colina (es) f
Swedish: kolin (sv)

Anagrams

Helicon, Nichole, helicon

French

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kɔ.lin/
Audio (Paris) (file)
Homophone: colline

Noun

choline f (plural cholines)

(biochemistry) choline

Further reading

“choline” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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