Definition:
- (a.) Of or pertaining to the genus Taurus, or cattle.
- (n.) 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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taurean vs. taurine
taurine vs. taurocholic
mammal vs. taurine
function vs. taurine
bull vs. taurine