单词 | taurine |
释义 | tau·rine 2 (tôrēn′) n. An amino acid, C2H7NO3S, not found in proteins, that is synthesized in the liver from cysteine, is found in bile and other body fluids and tissues, and has a variety of physiological functions. [Greek tauros, bull (from its having been obtained first from ox bile); see tauro- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots + -INE2.] |
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