deoxycholic acid

noun

de·​oxy·​cho·​lic acid (ˌ)dē-ˌäk-sē-ˌkō-lik- 

variants or desoxycholic acid

ˌdes- 

: a crystalline acid C₂₄H₄₀O₄ found especially in bile and used as a choleretic and digestant and in the synthesis of adrenocortical hormones (as cortisone)