"Taurine" is a word in ENGLISH
Of or pertaining to the genus Taurus, or cattle.
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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