TAURINES

Noun

taurines

plural of taurine

Anagrams

• Neustria, austrine, instaure, resiaunt, ruinates, uranites, urinates

Source: Wiktionary


TAURINE

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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