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chenodeoxycholic acid

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
chen-odeoxy-cholic acid
IPA
46
Scrabble Score
20
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A bile acid that is synthesized in the liver from cholesterol.

Uncountable

Etymology

From Ancient Greek χήνα (khḗna, “goose”) (in which it was first isolated) + deoxy + cholic.

Usage

Phrases

glycochenodeoxycholic acid

Frequently Paired Words

chenodeoxycholate

Questions

What does chenodeoxycholic acid mean?
A bile acid that is synthesized in the liver from cholesterol.
Where does chenodeoxycholic acid come from?
From Ancient Greek χήνα (khḗna, “goose”) (in which it was first isolated) + deoxy + cholic.

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