BILE


Meaning of BILE in English

n. 1 a bitter greenish-brown alkaline fluid which aids digestion and is secreted by the liver and stored in the gall-bladder. 2 bad temper; peevish anger. bile-duct the duct which conveys bile from the liver and the gall-bladder to the duodenum.

[ F f. L bilis ]

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