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taurylic acid

taurylic acid noun: an acid found in the urine of cattle, horses, and humans, probably identical with cresol.

Noun

taurylic acid (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) An acid found in the urine of cattle, horses, and humans, probably identical with cresol.

Origin of taurylic acid

From Latin taurus (“bull”) + -yl + -ic.

Questions about taurylic acid

What does taurylic acid mean?
Taurylic acid means an acid found in the urine of cattle, horses, and humans, probably identical with cresol.
What part of speech is taurylic acid?
Taurylic acid is a noun.

Words near taurylic acid in the dictionary

  1. taursuits
  2. taurultam
  3. Taurus
  4. Taurus Mountains
  5. Tauruses
  6. taurylic acid
  7. taus
  8. tausi
  9. tausonite
  10. Taussig-Bing syndrome
  11. Tausug

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