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English → English (gcide) Definition: C2H7NSO3 Taurine \Tau"rine\, n. [So named because it was discovered in the bile of the ox. See Taurus.] (Physiol. Chem.) 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. [1913 Webster]