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taurine
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun taurine has 1 sense
- taurine(n = noun.substance) - a colorless crystalline substance obtained from the bile of mammals; is a kind of chemical compound, compound
Adjective taurine has 1 sense
CIDE DICTIONARY
taurine, a. [L. taurinus, fr. taurus a bull. See Taurus.].
Of or pertaining to the genus Taurus, or cattle. [1913 Webster]
taurine, n. [So named because it was discovered in the bile of the ox. See Taurus.].
A chemical compound occurring in small quantity in the juices of muscle, in the lungs, and elsewhere, but especially in the bile, where it is found as a component part of taurocholic acid, from which it can be prepared by decomposition of the acid. It crystallizes in colorless, regular six-sided prisms, and is especially characterized by containing both nitrogen and sulphur, being chemically amido-isethionic acid, C2H7NSO3 . [1913 Webster]
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