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

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)

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)

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.