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taurocholic acid

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
tau-ro-cholic acid
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A bile acid involved in the emulsification of fats; a conjugate of cholic acid with taurine

Uncountable

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Synonyms

cholaic acid cholyltaurine acidum cholatauricum 2-{[(3α,5β,7α,12α)-3,7,12-trihydroxy-24-oxocholan-24-yl]amino}ethanesulfonic acid

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What does taurocholic acid mean?
A bile acid involved in the emulsification of fats; a conjugate of cholic acid with taurine

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