DEOXYCHOLIC ACID


Meaning of DEOXYCHOLIC ACID in English

(|)dē|äksē+...- noun

Etymology: deoxy- + cholic

: a crystalline acid C 23 H 37 (OH) 2 COOH found especially in bile and used as a choleretic and digestant and in the synthesis of adrenocortical hormones (as cortisone); 3,12-dihydroxy-cholanic acid

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