Associations to the word «Choline»

Wiktionary

CHOLINE, noun. (biochemistry) A hydroxy quaternary ammonium compound with formula (CH3)3N+CH2CH2OHX−. It is an essential nutrient for cardiovascular and brain health and for cell membrane formation. Discovered by Andreas Strecker in 1862.

Dictionary definition

CHOLINE, noun. A B-complex vitamin that is a constituent of lecithin; essential in the metabolism of fat.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats