WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
bile′ ac′id, [Physiol.]
  1. Physiologyany of various steroid acids, produced in the liver and stored with bile, that emulsify fats during digestion. Cf. bile salt.
  • 1880–85

'bile acid' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
bile salt - cholic acid

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