bile acid

English

Noun

bile acid (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

Related terms

• bile salt

Translations

bile acid

• Finnish: sappihappo
• German: Gallensäure f
• Hungarian: epesav (hu)
• Italian: acido biliare m
• Japanese: 胆汁酸 (ja) (たんじゅうさん, tanjūsan)
• Russian: же́лчная кислота́ f (žélčnaja kislotá)
• Swedish: gallsyra (sv) c