Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Taurocholic \Tau`ro*chol"ic\, a. [Taurine + cholic.] (Physiol.
   Chem.)
   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.