bile salt

American  

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.

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Etymology

Origin of bile salt

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

The researchers, who published their results recently in Nature, identified a new role for an old bacterial enzyme, known as bile salt hydrolase, or BSH.

From Science Daily • Feb. 29, 2024

To test their hypothesis that bile salt hydrolase is involved in the creation of bile acids, the researchers took a multipronged approach.

From Science Daily • Feb. 29, 2024

Label tubes of bile salt broth and inoculate with the following amounts of diluted oysters: No. 6 with 10 c.c. cylinder fluid = 0.1 oyster.

From The Elements of Bacteriological Technique A Laboratory Guide for Medical, Dental, and Technical Students. Second Edition Rewritten and Enlarged. by Eyre, J. W. H. (John William Henry)

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

From The Elements of Bacteriological Technique A Laboratory Guide for Medical, Dental, and Technical Students. Second Edition Rewritten and Enlarged. by Eyre, J. W. H. (John William Henry)

Fret iz a kanker, a gangreene, a blister, a bile, salt on a sore place, and a sliver everywhare.

From The Complete Works of Josh Billings by Shaw, Henry W.