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▪ I. taurine, n.1 Chem.|ˈtɔːraɪn|
Also -in.
[f. tauro- in taurocholic + -ine5.]
A neutral crystallizable substance, C2H7NSO3, amido-ethyl-sulphonic acid, obtained in 1826 by L. Gmelin from ox-bile, and contained in the bile of most other animals, resulting from the transformation of taurocholic acid under the influence of acids and alkalies.
1845G. E. Day tr. Simon's Anim. Chem. I. 47 Taurin forms colourless regular six-sided prisms, terminated by four- or six-sided pyramids. 1868Watts Dict. Chem. V. 701 Taurocholic acid..when boiled with water, or with alkalis,..is resolved into taurine and cholic acid. 1869Roscoe Elem. Chem. (1871) 438 A peculiar substance termed taurin is obtained by the action of acids on bile.
▪ II. taurine, a. (n.2)|ˈtɔːraɪn|
[ad. L. taurīn-us, f. taurus bull: see -ine1.]
A. adj. Of, pertaining to, of the nature of, or resembling a bull; bovine. Also spec., pertaining to bull-fighting.
1613Heywood Brazen Age i. Wks. 1874 III. 176 Hadst thou not stoopt thy horrid Taurine shape I would haue peece-meale rent..thy tough hide. 1809E. Davies Mythol. Druids 173 The wounding of this bull, who represented the taurine god. 1818R. P. Knight Symbolic Lang. (1876) 79 The taurine figures of Bacchus and the Rivers have more or less of the original bull. 1876M. Collins Fr. Midnight to M. III. v. 57 Immovable as a taurine statue of Nineveh. 1932R. Campbell Taurine Provence 28 Every village westward of Martigues has three or four fêtes a year all accompanied by taurine ceremonies. Nearly every village has its small arena. 1977Monitor (McAllen, Texas) 3 July 6b/3 Longinos Mendoza is also slated to appear on the card having shown exceptional taurine skill during his last performance [sc. a bullfight].
B. n. A taurine beast, a bull. nonce-use.
1888Harper's Mag. Apr. 783 Sturdy and stocky as a Jersey bull, and with not a little of that taurine's pugnacity. |