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Definition of Picromel

1. n. A colorless viscous substance having a bitter-sweet taste.

Definition of Picromel

1. Noun. (chemistry obsolete) A colourless viscous substance having a bittersweet taste, formerly supposed to be the essential principle of bile, but later identified as a mixture, principally of salts of glycocholic acid and taurocholic acid. ¹

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Medical Definition of Picromel

1. A colourless viscous substance having a bitter-sweet taste. It was formerly supposed to be the essential principle of the bile, but is now known to be a mixture, principally of salts of glycocholic and taurocholic acids. Origin: Gr. Bitter + honey: cf. F. Picromel. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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