Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

taurylic acid

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tau-rylic acid
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Obsolete; Uncountable

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: taurus
Suffix: -yl

Usage

Questions

What does taurylic acid mean?: An acid found in the urine of cattle, horses, and humans, probably identical with cresol.
Where does taurylic acid come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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