taurocholic acid

noun tau·ro·cho·lic acid \ˌtȯr-ə-ˈkō-lik-, -ˈkä-\

Definition of TAUROCHOLIC ACID

: a bile acid C₂₆H₄₅NO₇S derived from cholic acid and taurine and occurring as the sodium salt in the bile especially of carnivores

Latin taurus + International Scientific Vocabulary -o- + cholic (acid)

First Known Use: 1857

Medical Dictionary

noun tau·ro·cho·lic acid \ˌtȯr-ə-ˌkō-lik-, -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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