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taurocholic

/tɔːɹəˈkɒlɪk/

taurocholic adjective: designating a type of acid having properties of taurine and bile.

Adjective

taurocholic (not comparable)

  1. Designating a type of acid having properties of taurine and bile.

Origin of taurocholic

From Ancient Greek ταύρος (taúros, “bull”) + χολή (kholḗ, “bile”) + -ic.

Words formed from taurocholic

Questions about taurocholic

What does taurocholic mean?
Taurocholic means designating a type of acid having properties of taurine and bile.
What part of speech is taurocholic?
Taurocholic is an adjective.
How do you pronounce taurocholic?
Taurocholic is pronounced /tɔːɹəˈkɒlɪk/.

Words near taurocholic in the dictionary

  1. taurochenodeoxycholic acid
  2. taurochloramine
  3. taurocholate
  4. taurocholates
  5. taurocholenate
  6. taurocholic
  7. taurocholic acid
  8. tauroctonies
  9. Tauroctonus
  10. tauroctony
  11. taurodeoxycholate

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