Bile

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  • noun. A bitter, alkaline, brownish-yellow or greenish-yellow fluid that is secreted by the liver, stored in the gallbladder, and discharged into the duodenum and aids in the emulsification, digestion, and absorption of fats.
  • noun. Bitterness of temper; ill humor; irascibility.
  • noun. Either of two bodily humors, black bile or yellow bile, in ancient and medieval physiology.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. An inflamed tumor; a boil. See boil.
  • noun. A yellow bitter liquid secreted by the liver and collected by the biliary ducts to be conveyed into the duodenum.
  • noun. Figuratively, ill nature; peevishness; bitterness of feeling: because the bile was fancied to be the seat of ill humor.
  • noun. An obsolete form of bill.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A yellow, or greenish, viscid fluid, usually alkaline in reaction, secreted by the liver. It passes into the intestines, where it aids in the digestive process. Its characteristic constituents are the bile salts, and coloring matters.
  • noun. Bitterness of feeling; choler; anger; ill humor.
  • noun. A boil.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A boil (kind of swelling).
  • noun. A bitter brownish-yellow or greenish-yellow secretion produced by the liver, stored in the gall bladder, and discharged into the duodenum where it aids the process of digestion.
  • noun. bitterness of temper; ill humour; irascibility.
  • noun. Two of the four humours, black bile or yellow bile, in ancient and medieval physiology.
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  • noun. a digestive juice secreted by the liver and stored in the gallbladder; aids in the digestion of fats
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    digestive fluid  digestive juice  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Argyll  Kyle  Marseille  Mikhail  Niall  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    adrenaline  choler  chyle  dung  excrement  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    absorption  acerbity  acid  acidity  acidulousness  
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