n.
Pronunciation: ' to ̇ - ˌ r ē n
Function: noun
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, from Latin taurus; from its having been discovered in ox bile
Date: 1845
: a crystalline acid C 2 H 7 NO 3 S that is synthesized in the body from cysteine and methionine, is similar to amino acids but is not a component of proteins, and is involved in various physiological functions (as bile acid conjugation and cell membrane stabilization)