Etymology

lithofellic acid

Today it means: An acid, resembling cholic acid, found in the biliary intestinal concretions (bezoar stones) common in certain species of antelope. Full definition →

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  1. Latin · derived fromfel
  2. English todaylithofellic acid

From litho- + Latin fel, fellis (“gall”).

Words from the same roots

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fellfelon

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