dehydroxylation

  • 11deoxycholic acid — 7 D.; 3α,12α dihydroxy 5β cholanic acid; a bile acid and choleretic; used in biochemical preparations as a detergent. * * * de·oxy·cho·lic acid (.)dē .äk sē .kō lik or des·oxy·cho·lic acid .des n a crystalline acid C24H40O4 found esp. in bile and …

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  • 12lithocholic acid — One of the acids isolated from human bile as well as from that of cows, rabbits, sheep, and goats. * * * lith·o·cho·lic acid .lith ə .kō lik n a crystalline bile acid C24H40O3 found esp. in humans and the ox * * * litho·cho·lic ac·id… …

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