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taurine1 definition

tau·rine (tôr′īn′, -in)

adjective

  1. of or like a bull
  2. of Taurus (sense )

Etymology: L taurinus < taurus, bull: see Taurus

taurine2 definition

tau·rine (tôr′ēn′, -in)

noun

a colorless, crystalline compound, NCHSO, which is found in the free form in invertebrates and as a constituent of taurocholic acid in the bile of mammals

Etymology: < L taurus (see Taurus) + -ine: because first obtained (1826) from ox bile

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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