Useful english dictionary. 2012.
des|ox|y|cho|lic acid — «dehs OK suh KOH lihk, KOL ihk», = deoxycholic acid. (Cf. ↑deoxycholic acid) … Useful english dictionary
tau|ro|cho|lic acid — «T ruh KOH lihk, KOL ihk», a crystalline acid, present as a sodium salt in the bile of man, oxen, and most other animals, and hydrolyzing into taurine and cholic acid. Formula: C2554 H45NSO7 … Useful english dictionary
chenodeoxycholic acid — A major bile acid in many vertebrates, usually conjugated with glycine or taurine, which facilitates cholesterol excretion and fat absorption; administered to dissolve cholesterol gallstones. SYN: chenodiol … Medical dictionary
cholic acid — A family of steroids comprising the bile acids (or salts), generally in conjugated form ( e.g., glycocholic and taurocholic acid s). Chemically, cholic acid s are cholan 24 oic (cholanic) acids (the terminal C24 of cholane becoming a COOH group); … Medical dictionary
deoxycholic acid — 7 D.; 3α,12α dihydroxy 5β cholanic acid; a bile acid and choleretic; used in biochemical preparations as a detergent. * * * de·oxy·cho·lic acid (.)dē .äk sē .kō lik or des·oxy·cho·lic acid .des n a crystalline acid C24H40O4 found esp. in bile and … Medical dictionary
dehydrocholic acid — Has a stimulating effect upon the secretion of bile by the liver (choleretic), and improves the absorption of essential food materials in states associated with deficient bile formation. * * * de·hy·dro·cho·lic acid (.)dē .hī drə .kō lik … Medical dictionary
lithocholic acid — One of the acids isolated from human bile as well as from that of cows, rabbits, sheep, and goats. * * * lith·o·cho·lic acid .lith ə .kō lik n a crystalline bile acid C24H40O3 found esp. in humans and the ox * * * litho·cho·lic ac·id… … Medical dictionary
taurocholic acid — Cholyltaurine; N choloyltaurine; a compound of cholic acid and taurine, involving the carboxyl group of the former and the amino of the latter; a common bile salt in carnivores. SYN: cholaic acid. * * * tau·ro·cho·lic acid .tȯr ə .kō lik , .käl… … Medical dictionary
ursodeoxycholic acid — SYN: ursodiol. * * * ur·so·de·oxy·cho·lic acid .ər sō dē .äk sē .kō lik n URSODIOL * * * a drug (a bile acids) used to dissolve cholesterol gallstones; it is administered by mouth. Side effects are infrequent but include diarrhoea and indigestion … Medical dictionary
cholic acid — cho′lic ac′id [[t]ˈkoʊ lɪk, ˈkɒl ɪk[/t]] n. biochem. a bile acid, C24H40O5, related to cholesterol • Etymology: 1840–50; < Gk cholikós bilious =chol(ḗ) bile + ikos ic … From formal English to slang
