What does "taurine" mean?

An amino-sulfonic acid, NH₂CH₂CH₂SO₃H, that has regulatory functions in mammals.

What is a synonym for "taurine"?

Common synonyms include: taurean, taurean, tauric acid.

//ˈtɔːɹaɪn// adj, noun

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Noun

1
An amino-sulfonic acid, NH₂CH₂CH₂SO₃H, that has regulatory functions in mammals. uncountable
"Researchers found that a high daily dose of taurine, an amino acid commonly added to energy drinks and naturally found in various foods, helped to delay death and mitigate against the biological ravages of aging."
2
a colorless crystalline substance obtained from the bile of mammals wordnet

Adjective

1
Pertaining to a bull; bull-like.
"I am the Ionian Minotaur, the mightiest Of all Europa’s taurine progeny— I am the old traditional Man-Bull;"
2
Of or pertaining to the zodiacal sign Taurus. not-comparable
"Although it would seem that later Hindu Zodiacs began with the Ram also, established perhaps through Greek influence, yet early astromers testify to an ancient order in which Aquarius, on the banks of the Ganges, as in China, marked the Winter Solstice, an arrangement which as we have seen in our study of the "Yellow Way", would correspond to the Taurine Era of the Vernal Equinox."