2-aminoethanesulphonic acid

tau·rine¹ (tôr

)

adj.

Of, relating to, or resembling a bull.

[Latin taurnus, from taurus, bull; see tauro- in Indo-European roots.]

tau·rine² (tôr

)

A colorless crystalline substance, C₂H₇NO₃S, formed by the hydrolysis of taurocholic acid and found in the fluids of the muscles and lungs of many animals.

[Greek tauros, bull (from its having been obtained first from ox bile); see tauro- in Indo-European roots + -ine.]

taurine¹

adj

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) of, relating to, or resembling a bull

[from Latin taurīnus, from taurus a bull]

taurine²

(Chemistry / Elements & Compounds) a derivative of the amino acid, cysteine, obtained from the bile of animals; 2-aminoethanesulphonic acid. Formula: NH₂CH₂CH₂SO₃H

[from tauro- (as in taurocholic acid, so called because discovered in ox bile) + -ine²]

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Noun	1.	taurine - a colorless crystalline substance obtained from the bile of mammals chemical compound, compound - (chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight
Adj.	1.	taurine - of or relating to or resembling a bull

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animal bile acid bovine Bull chemical compound compound Taurocholic	1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 19th 1st 1st Baron Beaverbrook 1st Baron Verulam 1st class 1st Earl Attlee 1st Earl Baldwin of Bewdley 1st Earl of Balfour 1st lieutenant 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein 1st-class 1st-class mail 2 2 Chronicles 2 Esdras 2 Kings 2 Maccabees 2 Samuel 2,4-D 2-aminoethanesulphonic acid 2-dimensional 2-hitter 2-hydroxybenzoic acid 2-methylpropenoic acid 20 20-20 hindsight 20/20 200 200th 20th 21 21st 22 22-karat gold 22nd 23 23rd 24 24-7 24-hour interval 24-karat gold 24/7 24th 25 25th	2-Acetamidofluorene 2-Acetylamino Fluorene 2-acetylaminofluorine 2-Acetylbutyrolactone 2-acrylamido-2-methyl-1-propanesulfonate 2-Acrylamido-2-Methyl-Propane-Sulfonic Acid 2-Alkylcyclobutanone 2-almost prime 2-amino-1-butanol 2-Amino-1-Methyl-6-Phenylimidazo 2-amino-2-methyl-1,3-propanediol 2-Amino-2-Methyl-Propanol 2-Amino-2-Methylpropane-1,3-Diol 2-amino-3-hydroxybutanoic acid 2-amino-3-hydroxybutanoic acid 2-amino-3-hydroxybutanoic acid 2-amino-3-hydroxypropanoic acid 2-amino-3-hydroxypropanoic acid 2-amino-3-hydroxypropanoic acid 2-Amino-3-Phosphonopropionate 2-amino-4-methylpentanoic acid 2-amino-4-methylpentanoic acid 2-amino-4-methylpentanoic acid 2-Amino-4-Phosphonobutyric Acid 2-amino-5-naphthol-7-sulfonic acid 2-amino-5-nitrothiazole 2-amino-5-phosphonovalerate 2-aminoethanesulfonic acid 2-aminoethanesulfonic acid 2-aminoethanesulfonic acid 2-aminoethanesulphonic acid 2-aminoethanethiol 2-aminoethanol 2-aminoethanol 2-aminoethanol 2-aminopropane 2-Aminopropanoic acid 2-Aminopropanoic acid 2-Aminopropanoic acid 2-Aminopurine 2-aminothiazole 2-AP 2-azetidinecarboxylic acid 2-azetidinecarboxylic acid 2-Base Hit 2-benzimidazole 2-body problem 2-bromo-2-chloro-1,1,1-trifluoroethane 2-bromo-2-chloro-1,1,1-trifluoroethane 2-bromo-2-chloro-1,1,1-trifluoroethane 2-Bromo-4,5-Dimethoxyphenethylamine 2-bromo-alpha-ergocryptine 2-bromo-alpha-ergocryptine 2-bromo-alpha-ergocryptine 2-bromobutane 2-bromobutane 2-butanone 2-butenal 2-butoxy ethanol 2-Butoxyethanol 2-by-4

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bile acid
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Bull
chemical compound
compound
Taurocholic

2-Acetamidofluorene
2-Acetylamino Fluorene
2-acetylaminofluorine
2-Acetylbutyrolactone
2-acrylamido-2-methyl-1-propanesulfonate
2-Acrylamido-2-Methyl-Propane-Sulfonic Acid
2-Alkylcyclobutanone
2-almost prime
2-amino-1-butanol
2-Amino-1-Methyl-6-Phenylimidazo
2-amino-2-methyl-1,3-propanediol
2-Amino-2-Methyl-Propanol
2-Amino-2-Methylpropane-1,3-Diol
2-amino-3-hydroxybutanoic acid
2-amino-3-hydroxybutanoic acid
2-amino-3-hydroxybutanoic acid
2-amino-3-hydroxypropanoic acid
2-amino-3-hydroxypropanoic acid
2-amino-3-hydroxypropanoic acid
2-Amino-3-Phosphonopropionate
2-amino-4-methylpentanoic acid
2-amino-4-methylpentanoic acid
2-amino-4-methylpentanoic acid
2-Amino-4-Phosphonobutyric Acid
2-amino-5-naphthol-7-sulfonic acid
2-amino-5-nitrothiazole
2-amino-5-phosphonovalerate
2-aminoethanesulfonic acid
2-aminoethanesulfonic acid
2-aminoethanesulfonic acid

2-aminoethanesulphonic acid

2-aminoethanethiol
2-aminoethanol
2-aminoethanol
2-aminoethanol
2-aminopropane
2-Aminopropanoic acid
2-Aminopropanoic acid
2-Aminopropanoic acid
2-Aminopurine
2-aminothiazole
2-AP
2-azetidinecarboxylic acid
2-azetidinecarboxylic acid
2-Base Hit
2-benzimidazole
2-body problem
2-bromo-2-chloro-1,1,1-trifluoroethane
2-bromo-2-chloro-1,1,1-trifluoroethane
2-bromo-2-chloro-1,1,1-trifluoroethane
2-Bromo-4,5-Dimethoxyphenethylamine
2-bromo-alpha-ergocryptine
2-bromo-alpha-ergocryptine
2-bromo-alpha-ergocryptine
2-bromobutane
2-bromobutane
2-butanone
2-butenal
2-butoxy ethanol
2-Butoxyethanol
2-by-4

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