taurine

== English == === Etymology 1 === From Latin taurīnus, from taurus (“bull”). ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈtɔːɹaɪn/ ==== Adjective ==== taurine (comparative more taurine, superlative most taurine) Pertaining to a bull; bull-like. ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === From taur(ocholic) +‎ -ine. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈtɔːɹiːn/ Rhymes: -ɔːɹiːn ==== Noun ==== taurine (uncountable) (organic chemistry, biochemistry) An amino-sulfonic acid, NH2CH2CH2SO3H, that has regulatory functions in mammals. Synonym: tauric acid ===== Translations ===== === Anagrams === Iturean, ruinate, uranite, urinate == Italian == === Adjective === taurine feminine plural of taurino === Anagrams === Rutenia, unterai, uretani, urinate, uterina == Latin == === Adjective === taurīne vocative masculine singular of taurīnus