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taurocholic, a. Chem.|tɔːrəʊˈkɒlɪk|
[f. tauro- + Gr. χολή gall, bile + -ic: cf. cholic.]
In taurocholic acid, an acid (C26H45NSO7) found in the bile of the ox and of most other animals, mostly together with glycocholic acid. Hence taurocholate |tɔːˈrɒkəʊlət|, a salt of taurocholic acid.
1857Miller Elem. Chem. III. xii. §2. 702 Both of these resinous acids (the glycocholic and the taurocholic) contain nitrogen. The taurocholic acid also contains sulphur. Ibid. 706 The taurocholates of the alkalies are very soluble in water and in alcohol. 1872Thudichum Chem. Phys. 17. 1872 Huxley Phys. v. 122 The taurocholate and glycocholate of soda, or bile salts, as they are sometimes called. |