taurocholic acid

noun

tau·ro·cho·lic acid ˌtȯr-ə-ˈkō-lik-

-ˈkä-

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

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Etymology

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

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1857, in the meaning defined above

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taurocholic acid

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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