n. [ Cf. F. laurine. ] (Chem.) A white crystalline substance extracted from the fruit of the bay (Laurus nobilis), and consisting of a complex mixture of glycerin ethers of several organic acids. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Laurin + -ol. ] (Chem.) Ordinary camphor; -- so called in allusion to the family name (Lauraceæ) of the camphor trees. See Camphor. [ 1913 Webster ]
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 ]
(n) tropical tree of Central America and West Indies and Puerto Rico having spikes of white flowers; used as shade for coffee plantations, Syn.Inga laurina
(n) small aromatic evergreen shrub of California having paniculate leaves and whitish berries; in some classifications included in genus Rhus, Syn.Malosma laurina, Rhus laurina
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