Etymology

chenodeoxycholic acid

Today it means: A bile acid that is synthesized in the liver from cholesterol. Full definition →

Ancient Greek χήνα
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromχήνα“goose”
  2. English todaychenodeoxycholic acid

From Ancient Greek χήνα (khḗna, “goose”) (in which it was first isolated) + deoxy + cholic.

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