Link Centre Dictionary

taurine

tau·rine

UK/ˈtɔːɹiːn/ uncommon

adjective

1.

of or relating to or resembling a bull

noun

1.

a colorless crystalline substance obtained from the bile of mammals

Origin

From Latin taurīnus, from taurus (“bull”).

Related words

Broader terms

Pertaining to

WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved. Wiktionary content is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike Licence.