\Chol"ic\, Cholinic \Cho*lin"ic\, a. [Gr. ?, from ?
bile.] (Physiol. Chem.)
Pertaining to, or obtained from, the bile.
{Cholic acid} (Chem.), a complex organic acid found as a
   natural constituent of taurocholic and glycocholic acids
   in the bile, and extracted as a resinous substance,
   convertible under the influence of ether into white
   crystals.