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lithocholic acid

lithocholic acid noun: the bile acid 3α-hydroxy-5β-cholan-24-oic acid, which acts as a detergent to solubilize fats for absorption.

Noun

lithocholic acid (uncountable)

  1. The bile acid 3α-hydroxy-5β-cholan-24-oic acid, which acts as a detergent to solubilize fats for absorption

Words formed from lithocholic acid

Questions about lithocholic acid

What does lithocholic acid mean?
Lithocholic acid means the bile acid 3α-hydroxy-5β-cholan-24-oic acid, which acts as a detergent to solubilize fats for absorption.
What part of speech is lithocholic acid?
Lithocholic acid is a noun.

Words near lithocholic acid in the dictionary

  1. lithochemical
  2. lithochemistry
  3. lithocholate
  4. lithocholates
  5. lithocholic
  6. lithocholic acid
  7. lithochromatic
  8. lithochromic
  9. lithochromy
  10. lithoclast
  11. lithoclasts

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