bile acid

/baɪl ˌæsəd/

Other forms: bile acids

Definitions of bile acid

1. noun

   any of the steroid acids generated in the liver and stored with bile
   types:

   cholic acid

   an insoluble crystalline acid present in bile

   type of:

   steroid

   any of several fat-soluble organic compounds having as a basis 17 carbon atoms in four rings; many have important physiological effects