taurine

Relating to a bull; having the character of a bull; bovine; bull-like.

Relating to the zodiacal sign Taurus; especially, belonging to the period of time (from about 4500 to 1900 b. c.) during which the sun was in Taurus at the vernal equinox: as, the taurine religions; the taurine myths.

Of or pertaining to the genus Taurus, or cattle.

A chemical compound 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.

Pertaining to a bull; bull-like.

An amino–sulfonic acid, NH2CH2CH2SO3H, that has regulatory functions in mammals.

of or relating to or resembling a bull

a colorless crystalline substance obtained from the bile of mammals