Taurocholate(n.)
- A salt of taurocholic acid; as, sodium taurocholate, which occurs in human bile.
Taurocholic(a.)
- Pertaining to, or designating, a conjugate acid (called taurocholic acid) composed of taurine and cholic acid, present abundantly in human bile and in that of carnivora. It is exceedingly deliquescent, and hence appears generally as a thick, gummy mass, easily soluble in water and alcohol. It has a bitter taste.