单词 | taurine |
释义 | taurinen.1 Chemistry. 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. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > chemistry > organic chemistry > substances from animals or humans > [noun] > substances in bile picromel1813 glycocoll1840 gelatine sugar1843 taurine1845 glycocin1852 norcholanic acid1927 1845 G. E. Day tr. J. F. Simon Animal Chem. I. 47 Taurin forms colourless regular six-sided prisms, terminated by four- or six-sided pyramids. 1866 H. E. Roscoe Lessons Elem. Chem. xli. 356 A peculiar substance termed taurin, C2H7NSO3, is obtained by the action of acids on bile. 1868 H. Watts Dict. Chem. V. 701 Taurocholic acid..when boiled with water, or with alkalis,..is resolved into taurine and cholic acid. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1910; most recently modified version published online June 2021). taurineadj.n.2 A. adj. Of, pertaining to, of the nature of, or resembling a bull; bovine. Also spec., pertaining to bullfighting. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > bull > [adjective] bullish1566 taurine1613 Taurean1656 tauriform1721 tauric1816 bull-like1859 Taurian1909 society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > fighting or baiting animals > bullfighting or bullfight > [adjective] tauromachian1845 tauromachic1887 taurine1932 taurobolic1934 1613 T. Heywood Brazen Age i, in Wks. (1874) III. 176 Hadst thou not stoopt thy horrid Taurine shape I would haue peece-meale rent..thy tough hide. 1809 E. Davies Mythol. Druids 173 The wounding of this bull, who represented the taurine god. 1818 R. P. Knight Symbolic Lang. (1876) 79 The taurine figures of Bacchus and the Rivers have more or less of the original bull. 1876 M. Collins From Midnight to Midnight III. v. 57 Immovable as a taurine statue of Nineveh. 1932 R. 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. 1977 Monitor (McAllen, Texas) 3 July 6 b/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.2 A taurine beast, a bull.Apparently an isolated use. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > bull > [noun] bullc1175 taurc1386 bullock1535 taurine1888 1888 Harper's Mag. Apr. 783 Sturdy and stocky as a Jersey bull, and with not a little of that taurine's pugnacity. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1910; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.11845adj.n.21613 |
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