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flu|o|si|lic|ic acid — «FLOO uh suh LIHS ihk», a colorless, poisonous, highly corrosive liquid used in electroplating, as a disinfectant, and in hardening ceramics and cement. Formula: H2SiF6 ╂[< fluo(rine) + silicic] … Useful english dictionary
fluosilicic acid — fluo·si·lic·ic acid .flü ə sə .lis ik n an unstable corrosive poisonous acid H2SiF6 … Medical dictionary
filicic acid — fi·lic·ic acid fi .lis ik n a phenolic anthelmintic substance that is obtained as a colorless powder from the rhizome of the common male fern … Medical dictionary
Folic acid — One of the B vitamins that is a key factor in the synthesis (the making) of nucleic acid (DNA and RNA). A deficiency of folic acid after birth causes a kind of anemia, namely, megaloblastic anemia in which there is a paucity of red blood cells… … Medical 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
tetrahydrofolic acid — The active coenzyme form of folic acid; participates in one carbon metabolism. SYN: coenzyme F. * * * tet·ra·hy·dro·fo·lic acid .fō lik n a metabolically active reduced form C19H23N7O6 of folic acid that acts as a coenzyme in the transfer of… … Medical dictionary
tiglic acid — An unsaturated fatty acid present in glycerides in croton oil. * * * tig·lic acid .tig lik n a vesicant crystalline unsaturated acid C5H8O2 with a spicy odor that is the stable stereoisomer of angelic acid and occurs in the form of esters esp. in … 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
