See Also: prodelision(dictionary)

taurocholic (iou) and prodelision (iou)


taurocholic (iou)



taurocholic adjective. M19.
[from Greek tauros bull + khole bile + -IC: cf. CHOLIC.]
Biochemistry. taurocholic acid, an acid, C26H45NO7S, formed by the combination of taurine with cholic acid and occurring in bile.
taurocholate noun a salt or ester of taurocholic acid M19.

prodelision (iou)



prodelision noun. E20.
[from Latin prod earlier form of pro PRO-1 + ELISION.]
Prosody. Elision of an initial vowel.