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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Taurine \Tau"rine\, a. [L. taurinus fr taurus a bull. See
{Taurus}.] (Zo["o]l.)
Of or pertaining to the genus Taurus, or cattle.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Taurine \Tau"rine\, n. [So named because it was discovered in
the bile of the ox See {Taurus}.] (Physiol. Chem.)
A body 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}.
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