Medical Dictionary
deoxycholic acid
noun de·oxy·cho·lic acid \(ˌ)dē-ˌäk-sē-ˌkō-lik-\
Medical Definition of DEOXYCHOLIC ACID
: a crystalline acid C24H40O4 found especially in bile and used as a choleretic and digestant and in the synthesis of adrenocortical hormones (as cortisone)
Variants of DEOXYCHOLIC ACID
de·oxy·cho·lic acid or des·oxy·cho·lic acid \ˌdes-\
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