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taurine
1[ tawr-ahyn, -in ]
adjective
- of, relating to, or resembling a bull.
- pertaining to the zodiacal sign Taurus.
taurine
2[ tawr-een, -in ]
noun
, Chemistry.
- a neutral crystalline substance, C 2 H 7 NO 3 S, obtained from bile.
taurine
1/ ˈtɔːraɪn /
adjective
- of, relating to, or resembling a bull
taurine
2/ -rɪn; ˈtɔːriːn /
noun
- a derivative of the amino acid, cysteine, obtained from the bile of animals; 2-aminoethanesulphonic acid. Formula: NH 2 CH 2 CH 2 SO 3 H
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Word History and Origins
Origin of taurine2
First recorded in 1835–45; taur(ocholic) + -ine 2
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Word History and Origins
Origin of taurine1
C17: from Latin taurīnus, from taurus a bull
Origin of taurine2
C19: from tauro- (as in taurocholic acid, so called because discovered in ox bile) + -ine ²
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