taurine

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈtɔːraɪn/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(adj. tôr′īn, -in; n. tôr′ēn, -in)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
tau•rine1  (tôr′īn, -in),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. of, pertaining to, or resembling a bull.
  2. pertaining to the zodiacal sign Taurus.
  • Latin taurīnus. See taur-, -ine1
  • 1605–15

tau•rine2  (tôr′ēn, -in),USA pronunciation n. [Chem.]
  1. Chemistrya neutral crystalline substance, C2H7NO3S, obtained from bile.
  • taur(ocholic) + -ine2 1835–45

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
taurine /ˈtɔːraɪn/ adj
  1. of, relating to, or resembling a bull
Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin taurīnus, from taurus a bull
'taurine' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
taur- - taurocholic acid

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