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Taurine a. : Of or pertaining to the genus Taurus, or cattle.

Taurine n. : 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, C2H7NSO3.

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Defination from the web:
Taurine, or 2-aminoethanesulfonic acid, is an organic acid. ... Taurine is one of the few known naturally occurring sulfonic acids. Taurine is named after the Latin taurus, which means bull or ox, as it was first isolated from ox bile in 1827 by German scientists Friedrich ... 

synonyms
  (adjective) cattle
  (adjective) cows
  (adjective) kine
  (adjective) oxen
  (noun) chemical compound
  (noun) compound
related terms
  (adjective) Bos taurus


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