tau|rine

tau|rine
tau|rine1 «TR ihn, -yn», adjective.
1. of or having to do with a bull bovine.
2. like a bull.
3. of or having to do with the zodiacal sign Taurus.
[< Latin taurīnus of a bull < taurus bull]
tau|rine2 «TR een, -yn, -ihn», noun.
a neutral, crystallizable substance, found in the fluids of many animals' muscles, lungs, and other organs, also resulting from the hydrolysis of taurocholic acid. Formula: C2H7NO3S

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