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bile

UK
/baɪl/
US
/baɪl/

Translations

bilenoun
The liver produces bile to aid in digestion.
Печень вырабатывает желчь для помощи в пищеварении.
Additional translations
злоба
горечь
Synonyms
gall
anger
bitterness
resentment
bileadjective
UK
/baɪl/
US
/baɪl/
Used attributively before another noun to denote relation to the digestive fluid "bile" (e.g., bile acids, bile duct).

Definitions

bilenoun
A bitter greenish-brown alkaline fluid that aids digestion and is secreted by the liver and stored in the gallbladder.
The doctor explained that bile helps in the digestion of fats.
Anger or irritability.
His comments were filled with bile, reflecting his frustration with the situation.
(historical, medicine) In ancient and medieval physiology, either of the two bodily humors (yellow bile and black bile) believed to influence temperament and cause specific diseases.
Excess black bile was once believed to cause melancholy.
bileadjective
Relating to, containing, or derived from bile.
Bile acids are synthesized in the liver.
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