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taurocholic acid

noun
tau路​ro路​cho路​lic acid | \ 藢t券r-蓹-藞k艒-lik- How to pronounce taurocholic acid (audio) , -藞k盲-\

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

First Known Use of taurocholic acid

1857, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for taurocholic acid

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

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taurocholic acid

noun
tau路​ro路​cho路​lic acid | \ 藢t券r-蓹-藢k艒-lik- How to pronounce taurocholic acid (audio) , -藢k盲l-ik- How to pronounce taurocholic acid (audio) \

Medical Definition of taurocholic acid

: 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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