bile salt
noun
plural bile salts
1
: a salt of bile acid
especially
: one (such as taurocholic acid) formed in the liver from the combination of a bile acid (such as cholic acid) with the amino acid glycine or taurine
2
bile salts plural
: a dry mixture of the salts of the bile of the ox that is used especially as a digestive aid in the breakdown and absorption of fats
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