bile salt

noun

, Physiology.

1. a product of a bile acid and a base, functioning as an emulsifier of lipids and fatty acids for absorption in the duodenum.

Word History and Origins

Origin of bile salt¹

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

Number a set of bile salt broth, tubes 1-5, and a duplicate set 1a-5a.

From Project Gutenberg

Colalin is a bile salt preparation claimed to consist essentially of hyoglycocholic and hyotaurocholic acids.

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