ursodeoxycholic acid

English

Noun

ursodeoxycholic acid (uncountable)

1. (organic chemistry) The bile acid 3α,7β-dihydroxy-5β-cholan-24-oic acid; ursodiol

Coordinate terms

• ursodeoxycholate (coordinate as a base versus an acid, but synonymous in the practical sense that the conjugate base and conjugate acid coexist in solution)

Translations

drug

• Finnish: ursodeoksikoolihappo
• Spanish: ácido ursodesoxicólico m