chenodeoxycholic acid
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek χήνα (khḗna, “goose”) (in which it was first isolated) + deoxy + cholic.
Noun[edit]
chenodeoxycholic acid (uncountable)
- A bile acid that is synthesized in the liver from cholesterol.
Coordinate terms[edit]
- chenodeoxycholate (coordinate as a base versus an acid, but synonymous in the practical sense that the conjugate base and conjugate acid coexist in solution)