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taurocholic acid Definition

tauro·cho·lic acid (tôr′ō kōlik)

noun

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

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