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taurocholic acid definition

tauro·cho·lic acid (tôr′ō kō′lik)

a colorless, crystalline acid, NCHOS, that occurs in the bile of mammals as the sodium salt and promotes the intestinal absorption of lipids, as cholesterol

Etymology: < taurine + chol(o)- + -ic

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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