Look up: Bile-acid

1. bile acid
   [n] - any of the liver-generated steroid acids and stored with bile
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2. Bile acid
   Bile acid: An acid made by the liver that works with bile to break down fats. On a more technical level, bile acids are steroid carboxylic acids derived from cholesterol. The primary bile acids are cholic and chenodeoxycholic acids. They are conjugated with glycine or taurine before they are secreted into the bile.
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3. bile acid
   noun any of the steroid acids generated in the liver and stored with bile
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4. bile acid
   (from the article `lipid`) The bile acids and their salts are detergents that emulsify fats in the gut during digestion. They are synthesized from cholesterol in the liver by a ... Cholesterol and mixed stones occur when the proportion of cholesterol in bile exceeds the capacity of bile acids and the phospholipid lecithin to ... ...s...
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5. Bile acid
   `Bile acids` are steroid acids found predominantly in the bile of mammals. `Bile salts` are bile acids compounded with a cation, usually sodium. In humans, the salts of taurocholic acid and glycocholic acid (derivatives of cholic acid) represent approximately eighty percent of all bile salts. The tw...
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