Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

taurolithocholic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tau-rolitho-cholic
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Relating to taurolithocholic acid and its derivatives

Example Sentences

"To investigate the mechanism why cholestasis may affect HSC activation, we treated primary HSCs with one of the hydrophobic bile acids, taurolithocholic acid (TLCA) (Sigma) for 24 hours."

Etymology

From taurine + lithocholic.

Questions

What does taurolithocholic mean?: Relating to taurolithocholic acid and its derivatives
Where does taurolithocholic come from?: From taurine + lithocholic.

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