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taurine
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Wiktionary
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Etymology 1 a. Pertaining to a bull; bull-like. Etymology 2 n. (context organic compound biochemistry English) An amino-sulfonic acid, NH 2 CH 2 CH 2 SO 3 H, that has regulatory functions in mammals.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1610s, from Latin taurus (see Taurus ) + -ine (1). In reference to a period in history, it means the time when the sun was in Taurus at the vernal equinox (roughly 4500-1900 B.C.E.).
Wikipedia
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Taurine , or 2-aminoethanesulfonic acid , is an organic compound that is widely distributed in animal tissues. It is a major constituent of bile and can be found in the large intestine , and accounts for up to 0.1% of total human body weight. Taurine has ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Taurine \Tau"rine\, a. [L. taurinus, fr. taurus a bull. See Taurus .] (Zo["o]l.) Of or pertaining to the genus Taurus, or cattle.
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
adj. of or relating to or resembling a bull n. a colorless crystalline substance obtained from the bile of mammals
Usage examples of taurine.
Raging through his brain cells was a storm of neurotransmitters, dopamine and taurine and norepinephrine, this time of a slightly different concentration and mixture than before.
I had expected to find Beef angry, but I had never seen him in quite such a condition of taurine rage.
Motilin, dopamine, taurine and many other neurotransmitters cascaded in a never-ending flood.
As for Evans, he was standing on the very ground where Minos had held sway, the King with the Minotaur, the taurine monster.
The later one was hastily withdrawn from Alyx, his report was suppressed, and he was assigned permanently to one of the minor planets of the Taurine group.
And a long list of neurotransmitters present in only one blood panel: taurine, neurotensin, tryptamine, AMP, glycine, adenosine, and every endorphin and peptide in the book.