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Definition of bile

bile

/baɪl/
bile
Adverb:biliously
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Adjective:bilious
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• noun

1

A bitter, greenish-brown alkaline fluid secreted by the liver and stored in the gallbladder, which aids in the digestion and absorption of fats in the small intestine.

Example

"The physiology lecture explained how the liver produces bile to emulsify dietary fats during digestion."

2

Bitter anger, acrimony, or ill temper.

Example

"The critic's latest review was filled with bile, attacking the director's personal life rather than the film itself."

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Word Origin & Etymology

Borrowed in the mid-16th century from French bile, from Latin bilis ('gall, anger, displeasure'). In ancient and medieval humoral medicine, yellow and black bile were considered two of the four bodily humors that determined a person's physical health and temperament.

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