bile acid

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

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Meanings

nounbile acid (plural bile acids)

plural bile acids

  1. 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

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
cholic acid

Translations

Finnish sappihappo
  • sappihappobile acid
German Gallensäure
  • Gallensäurebile acid
Hungarian epesav
  • epesavbile acid
Italian acido biliare
  • acido biliarebile acid
Japanese 胆汁酸
  • 胆汁酸 (tanjūsan)bile acid
Russian же́лчная кислота́
  • же́лчная кислота́ (žélčnaja kislotá)bile acid
Swedish gallsyra
  • gallsyrabile acid
Cite this entry
APA

bile acid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bile%20acid

MLA

“bile acid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bile%20acid. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bile acid,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bile%20acid.

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