bile acid

English Thesaurus

1. any of the steroid acids generated in the liver and stored with bile (noun.substance)

hypernym	:	steroid,
definition	:	any of several fat-soluble organic compounds having as a basis 17 carbon atoms in four rings; many have important physiological effects (noun.substance)

hyponym	:	cholic acid,
definition	:	an insoluble crystalline acid present in bile (noun.substance)