buffer salt


salt

 [sawlt] 1. any compound of a base and an acid.2. sodium chloride.3. in the plural, a cathartic" >saline cathartic.bile s's glycine or taurine conjugates of bile acids, which are formed in the liver and secreted in the bile. They are powerful detergents that break down fat globules, enabling them to be digested.buffer salt a salt in the blood that is able to absorb slight excesses of acid or alkali with little or no change in the hydrogen ion concentration.Epsom salt magnesium sulfate.Glauber's salt sodium sulfate.oral rehydration s's (ORS) a dry mixture of sodium chloride, potassium chloride, dextrose, and either sodium citrate or sodium bicarbonate; dissolved in water for use in therapy" >oral rehydration therapy.smelling s's aromatic ammonium carbonate, a stimulant and restorative.

buffer salt

A salt that fixes excess amounts of acid or alkali without a change in hydrogen ion concentration.See also: salt