TAURINE

taurine

(adjective) of or relating to or resembling a bull

taurine

(noun) a colorless crystalline substance obtained from the bile of mammals

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Adjective

Taurine (not comparable)

(astrology) Of or pertaining to the zodiacal sign Taurus.

Synonyms

• (pertaining to the sign Taurus): Taurean

Anagrams

• ruinate, uranite, urinate

Etymology 1

Adjective

taurine (comparative more taurine, superlative most taurine)

Pertaining to a bull; bull-like.

Etymology 2

Noun

taurine (uncountable)

(organic compound, biochemistry) An amino-sulfonic acid, NH₂CH₂CH₂SO₃H, that has regulatory functions in mammals.

Anagrams

• ruinate, uranite, urinate

Source: Wiktionary

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Tau"rine, a. Etym: [L. taurinus, fr. taurus a bull. See Taurus.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: Of or pertaining to the genus Taurus, or cattle.

Tau"rine, n. Etym: [So named because it was discovered in the bile of the ox. See Taurus.] (Physiol. Chem.)

Definition: A body 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, C

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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