bile acid
Noun
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Noun
bile acid (plural bile acids)
- any of the steroid acids produced by the liver, such as cholic acid, that occur in bile as sodium salts and serve to neutralize the contents of the stomach as they enter the duodenum and to aid the emulsification and absorption of fats
- German: Gallensäure
- Italian: acido biliare
- Russian: же́лчная кислота́
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