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
See taurocholic acid in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(tôrˌō-kōˈlĭk, -kŏlˈĭk)
noun
A crystalline acid, C26H45NO7S, involved in the emulsification of fats and occurring as a sodium salt in the bile of humans, oxen, and other mammals.