tau·ro·cho·lic acid | \ ˌtȯr-ə-ˈkō-lik- 
, -ˈkä- \
, -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
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taurocholic acid
nountau·ro·cho·lic acid | \ ˌtȯr-ə-ˌkō-lik- , -ˌkäl-ik- \
, -ˌkäl-ik- \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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The first known use of taurocholic acid was in 1857
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