taurine

• POS: Adjective, Noun
• HYPHEN: tau=rine

CIDE DICTIONARY

taurine, a. [L. taurinus, fr. taurus a bull. See Taurus.].

 Of or pertaining to the genus Taurus, or cattle.  [1913 Webster]

taurine, n. [So named because it was discovered in the bile of the ox. See Taurus.].

 A chemical compound 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.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

taurine, adj. of or like a bull; bullish.

Etymology

L taurinus f. taurus bull