bile acid
noun Physiology.
any of various steroid acids, produced in the liver and stored with bile, that emulsify fats during digestion.
Compare
bile salt.
Origin of bile acid
First recorded in 1880–85
Words nearby bile acid
bilboes,
bilby,
bildad,
bildungsroman,
bile,
bile acid,
bile canaliculus,
bile duct,
bile ducts,
bile pigment,
bile salt
Medical definitions for bile acid
bile acid
n.
Any of several acids formed in the liver that commonly occur in the bile in combination with glycine or taurine as sodium salts.