choleretic

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adjective

Stimulating the production of bile by the liver.

“Phenobarbital is a powerful choleretic.”

OriginGerman cholereticum ← Latin choleresis →
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Meanings

adjectivecholeretic (comparative more choleretic, superlative most choleretic)

comparative more choleretic · superlative most choleretic

  1. Stimulating the production of bile by the liver.

    This drug has a strong choleretic effect.

nouncholeretic (plural choleretics)

plural choleretics

  1. A drug which stimulates the production of bile by the liver.

    Phenobarbital is a powerful choleretic.

Origin

  1. Latincholeresis“bile secretion from the liver”
  2. Germancholereticum
  3. Englishcholeretic

From German cholereticum, from modern Latin choleresis (“bile secretion from the liver”) (modelled on diuretic).

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APA

choleretic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/choleretic

MLA

“choleretic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/choleretic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “choleretic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/choleretic.

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