deoxycholic acid

English

Noun

deoxycholic acid (uncountable)

  1. (organic chemistry) A secondary bile acid that is a metabolic product of intestinal bacteria

Coordinate terms

  • deoxycholate (coordinate as a base versus an acid, but synonymous in the practical sense that the conjugate base and conjugate acid coexist in solution)
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