chenodeoxycholic acid
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
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)