taurocholic acid
noun
tau·ro·cho·lic acid ˌtȯr-ə-ˈkō-lik- 
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: a bile acid C26H45NO7S derived from cholic acid and taurine and occurring as the sodium salt in the bile especially of carnivores
Word History
Etymology
Latin taurus + International Scientific Vocabulary -o- + cholic (acid)
First Known Use
1857, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
taurocholic acid
noun
tau·ro·cho·lic acid ˌtȯr-ə-ˌkō-lik- -ˌkäl-ik-
-ˌkäl-ik- : a deliquescent acid occurring in the form of its sodium salt C26H44NNaO7S in the bile of humans, the ox, and various carnivores
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