noun Physiology.
- a product of a bile acid and a base, functioning as an emulsifier of lipids and fatty acids for absorption in the duodenum.
n.
- Any of the sodium salts of the bile acids, such as taurocholate and glycocholate, occurring in bile.
- A mixture, such as a commercial preparation derived from the bile of the ox, that is used medicinally as a hepatic stimulant or laxative.