taurine

See also: Taurine

English

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈtɔːɹaɪn/

Adjective

taurine (comparative more taurine, superlative most taurine)

Pertaining to a bull; bull-like.

Translations

bull-like

Galician: taurino m, taurina f
Portuguese: taurino (pt) m, taurina f

Spanish: taurino m, taurina (es) f

Etymology 2

Structure diagram of taurine

taurocholic +‎ -ine

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈtɔːɹiːn/

Noun

taurine (uncountable)

(organic chemistry, biochemistry) An amino-sulfonic acid, NH₂CH₂CH₂SO₃H, that has regulatory functions in mammals.

Translations

amino-sulfonic acid

Armenian: տաուրին (taurin)
Esperanto: taŭrino
Finnish: tauriini (fi)

German: Taurin n
Japanese: タウリン (taurin)
Russian: таури́н m (taurín)

Anagrams

ruinate, uranite, urinate

Italian

Adjective

taurine

Feminine plural form of taurino

Anagrams

uretani, urinate, uterina

Latin

Adjective

taurīne

vocative masculine singular of taurīnus

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