dehydrocholic acid

noun

de·hy·dro·cho·lic acid | \ (ˌ)dē-ˌhī-drə-ˌkō-lik-

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Medical Definition of dehydrocholic acid

: a colorless crystalline acid C₂₄H₃₄O₅ made by the oxidation of cholic acid and used often in the form of its sodium salt C₂₄H₃₃NaO₅ especially as a laxative and choleretic

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