tau·rine 1 (tôr  n )adj. Of, relating to, or resembling a bull. [Latin taur nus, from taurus, bull; see tauro- in Indo-European roots.] |
tau·rine 2 (tôr n)n. 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
n
(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 mammalschemical 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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