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noun
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
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
any of the steroid acids generated in the liver and stored with bile
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: steroid
Narrower terms: cholic acid
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