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chenodeoxycholic acid

chenodeoxycholic acid noun: a bile acid that is synthesized in the liver from cholesterol.

Noun

chenodeoxycholic acid (uncountable)

  1. A bile acid that is synthesized in the liver from cholesterol.

Origin of chenodeoxycholic acid

From Ancient Greek χήνα (khḗna, “goose”) (in which it was first isolated) + deoxy + cholic.

Words formed from chenodeoxycholic acid

Questions about chenodeoxycholic acid

What does chenodeoxycholic acid mean?
Chenodeoxycholic acid means a bile acid that is synthesized in the liver from cholesterol.
What part of speech is chenodeoxycholic acid?
Chenodeoxycholic acid is a noun.

Words near chenodeoxycholic acid in the dictionary

  1. Chennaults
  2. Chenneour
  3. chenodeoxycholate
  4. chenodeoxycholates
  5. chenodeoxycholic
  6. chenodeoxycholic acid
  7. chenodeoxycholyltaurine
  8. chenodeoxyglycocholate
  9. chenodeoxyglycocholates
  10. chenodeoxyglycocholic acid
  11. chenodesoxycholic acid

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