deoxycholic acid
noun
de·oxy·cho·lic acid
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or desoxycholic acid \ ˌdes-
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Medical Definition of deoxycholic acid
: a crystalline acid C24H40O4 found especially in bile and used as a choleretic and digestant and in the synthesis of adrenocortical hormones (as cortisone)