ETYM Latin taurinus, from taurus a bull. Related to Taurus.
Of or pertaining to bulls or to cattle. bull-like; of a bull.

A crystalline acid C2H7NO3S that is synthesized in the body from cysteine and methionine, is similar to amino acids but is not a component of proteins, and is involved in various physiological functions (as bile acid conjugation and cell membrane stabilization