noun
- Plural of cholate; salts or esters of cholic acid, a bile acid found in bile and used in biochemistry and medicine.
Usage: technical; chemistry/biochemistry
Examples
- Sodium cholates are commonly used in laboratory experiments to solubilize lipids.
- The researcher studied how cholates interact with cell membranes.
- Bile contains various cholates that aid in fat digestion.
- Cholates function as biological detergents in the digestive system.