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taurine¹
- /ˈtɔːɹaɪn/
Where it comes from
From Latin taurīnus, from taurus (“bull”).
adjective more taurine · most taurine
- Pertaining to a bull; bull-like. I am the Ionian Minotaur, the mightiest Of all Europa’s taurine progeny— I am the old traditional Man-Bull;
taurine²
- /ˈtɔːɹiːn/
Rhymes with -ɔːɹiːn
Where it comes from
From taur(ocholic) + -ine.
noun
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An amino-sulfonic acid, NH₂CH₂CH₂SO₃H, that has regulatory functions in mammals.
Researchers found that a high daily dose of taurine, an amino acid commonly added to energy drinks and naturally found in various foods, helped to delay death and mitigate against the biological ravages of aging.
Similar: tauric acid
Taurine³
Where it comes from
From Taurus + -ine.
adjective
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Of or pertaining to the zodiacal sign Taurus.
Although it would seem that later Hindu Zodiacs began with the Ram also, established perhaps through Greek influence, yet early astromers testify to an ancient order in which Aquarius, on the banks of the Ganges, as in China, marked the Winter Solstice, an arrangement which as we have seen in our st
Similar: Taurean
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Talk about this word "taurine." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/taurine. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. taurine. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/taurine "taurine." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/taurine.Cite this
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