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

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- 

: a deliquescent acid occurring in the form of its sodium salt C₂₆H₄₄NNaO₇S in the bile of humans, the ox, and various carnivores