Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Taurine \Tau"rine\, n. [So named because it was discovered in
   the bile of the ox. See {Taurus}.] (Physiol. Chem.)
   A body 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}.