taurine 1
/tawr"uyn, -in/ , adj.
1. of, pertaining to, or resembling a bull.
2. pertaining to the zodiacal sign Taurus.
[ 1605-15; taurinus. See TAUR-, -INE 1 ]
taurine 2
/tawr"een, -in/ , n. Chem.
a neutral crystalline substance, C 2 H 7 NO 3 S, obtained from bile.
[ 1835-45; TAUR(OCHOLIC) + -INE 2 ]