c2h7nso3

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c2h7nso3 - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Taurine \Tau"rine\, n. [So named because it was discovered in
     the bile of the ox. See Taurus.] (Physiol. Chem.)
     A chemical compound 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.
     [1913 Webster]