Definition of "taurine"

taurine¹

/ˈtɔːɹaɪn/

adjective
comparative more taurine, superlative most taurine
1. Pertaining to a bull; bull-like.
  Quotations
  I am the Ionian Minotaur, the mightiestOf all Europa’s taurine progeny—I am the old traditional Man-Bull;
  1820, Percy Bysshe Shelley, Oedipus Tyrannus; Or, Swellfoot The Tyrant: A Tragedy in Two Acts

taurine²

/ˈtɔːɹiːn/

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