deoxycholic acid
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English
[edit]Noun
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deoxycholic acid (uncountable)
- (organic chemistry) A secondary bile acid that is a metabolic product of intestinal bacteria
Coordinate terms
[edit]- deoxycholate (coordinate as a base versus an acid, but synonymous in the practical sense that the conjugate base and conjugate acid coexist in solution)