BILE


Meaning of BILE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈbī(-ə)l ]

noun

Etymology: Latin bilis; akin to Welsh bustl bile

Date: 1547

1.

a. : either of two humors associated in old physiology with irascibility and melancholy

b. : a yellow or greenish viscid alkaline fluid secreted by the liver and passed into the duodenum where it aids especially in the emulsification and absorption of fats

2.

a. : inclination to anger

b. : acrimony , vitriol

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.