BLACK BILE

Meaning of BLACK BILE in English

■ noun (in medieval science and medicine) one of the four bodily humours, believed to be associated with a melancholy temperament.

Origin

C18: translation of Gk melankholia (see melancholy ).

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BLACK BILE — noun Date: 1681 a humor of medieval physiology believed to be secreted by the kidneys or spleen and to cause …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
BLACK BILE — noun Etymology: translation of Latin atra bilis, probably translation of Greek melaina cholē in medieval physiology and natural philosophy : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BLACK BILE — one of the four elemental bodily humors of medieval physiology, regarded as causing gloominess. [ 1790-1800 ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BLACK BILE — Date: 1681 : a humor of medieval physiology believed to be secreted by the kidneys or spleen and to cause …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BLACK BILE — Function: noun Date: 1681 : a humor of medieval physiology believed to be secreted by the kidneys or spleen and …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
BLACK BILE — [black bile] n (1797): a humor of medieval physiology believed to be secreted by the kidneys or spleen and to …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BILE — n bile (1. [Physiol.]; also: gall; 2. choler, irascibility, ill-humor)
Interlingua English vocab
BLACK — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) black eyed pea black lead black legged kittiwake Black Aesthetic movement Black Arts movement …
Английский словарь Британика
BILE — Greenish-yellow liver secretion passed to the gallbladder for concentration, storage, or transport into the duodenum for fat digestion. Bile contains …
Английский словарь Британика
BLACK — I. ˈblak adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English blak, from Old English blæc; akin to Old High German blah …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BILE — I. ˈbī(ə)l noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English bȳl; akin to Old High German būlla boil, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BILE — (n.) Bitterness of feeling; choler; anger; ill humor; as, to stir one's bile.
Английский словарь Webster
BILE — (n.) A yellow, or greenish, viscid fluid, usually alkaline in reaction, secreted by the liver. It passes into the intestines, …
Английский словарь Webster
BILE — ( n. ) Bitterness of feeling; choler; anger; ill humor; as, to stir one's bile.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BILE — ( n. ) A yellow, or greenish, viscid fluid, usually alkaline in reaction, secreted by the liver. It passes into …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BLACK — — blackish , adj. — blackishly , adv. — blackishness , n. /blak/ , adj., blacker, blackest , n., v., …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BILE — /buyl/ , n. 1. Physiol. a bitter, alkaline, yellow or greenish liquid, secreted by the liver, that aids in absorption …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BLACK — I. ˈblak adjective Etymology: Middle English blak, from Old English blæc; akin to Old High German blah black, and probably …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BILE — noun Etymology: Latin bilis; akin to Welsh bustl bile Date: 1547 1. a. : either of two humors associated in …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BLACK — noun a black pigment or dye. 2. black ·noun a stain; a spot; a smooch. 3. black ·noun a black …
Webster English vocab
BILE — noun a boil. 2. bile ·noun bitterness of feeling; choler; anger; ill humor; as, to stir one's bile. 3. bile …
Webster English vocab
BLACK — [black] adj [ME blak, fr. OE blaec; akin to OHG blah black, and prob. to L flagrare to burn, Gk …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BILE — [bile] n [L bilis; akin to W bustl bile] (1547) 1 a: either of two humors associated in old physiology …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BILE — also called Gall, greenish yellow secretion that is produced in the liver and passed to the gallbladder for concentration, storage, …
Britannica English vocabulary
BLACK — black, Black BrE AmE blæk ▷ blacked blækt ▷ blacker ˈblæk ə AmE \ - ə r ▷ blackest ˈblæk …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
BILE — bile BrE AmE baɪ ə l ▶ ˈ bile duct BrE AmE
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
BLACK — / blæk; NAmE / adjective , noun , verb ■ adjective ( black·er , black·est ) COLOUR 1. having the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BILE — / baɪl; NAmE / noun [ U ] 1. the greenish brown liquid with a bitter unpleasant taste that is …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BLACK — I. black 1 S1 W1 /blæk/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative blacker , superlative blackest ) [ Language: Old English …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BILE — bile /baɪl/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] [ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: French ; Origin: Latin bilis ] 1 . a …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BLACK — adj., n., & v. --adj. 1 very dark, having no colour from the absorption of all or nearly all incident …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BILE — n. 1 a bitter greenish-brown alkaline fluid which aids digestion and is secreted by the liver and stored in the …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BLACK — adj., n., & v. adj. 1 very dark, having no colour from the absorption of all or nearly all incident …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BILE — n. 1 a bitter greenish-brown alkaline fluid which aids digestion and is secreted by the liver and stored in the …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BLACK — adj., n., & v. --adj. 1. very dark, having no colour from the absorption of all or nearly all incident …
Oxford English vocab
BILE — n.1 a bitter greenish-brown alkaline fluid which aids digestion and is secreted by the liver and stored in the gall-bladder. …
Oxford English vocab
BLACK — ( blacker, blackest, blacks, blacking, blacked) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BILE — 1. Bile is a liquid produced by your liver which helps you to digest fat. N-UNCOUNT 2. Bile is the …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BILE — 1. Bile is a liquid produced by your liver which helps you to digest fat. N-UNCOUNT 2. Bile is the …
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BILE — [noun] [U] - a bitter golden-yellow liquid produced by the liver which helps to digest fats, or (figurative) bitterness or …
Cambridge English vocab
BLACK — n. black mica black eyed pea black lead black legged kittiwake Black Aesthetic movement Black Arts movement Black and Tan …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
BILE — n. Greenish-yellow liver secretion passed to the gallbladder for concentration, storage, or transport into the duodenum for fat digestion. Bile …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
BILE — noun Bile is used before these nouns: ↑ salt
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
BLACK — n. 25B6; adjective a black horse : DARK, pitch-black, jet-black, coal-black, inky; Heraldry sable; rare nigrescent. a black night : …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
BLACK — adj. 1 jet, jet-black, coal-black, inky, sooty, swart, swarthy, raven, ebony, dusky, Literary ebon, hyacinthine Her hair was as black …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
BILE — [Celtic] The Celtic god of light and healing, "Bel" means "shining one," or in Irish Gaelic, the name "bile" translates …
Encyclopedia Mythica English vocab
BILE — A yellow-green fluid made by the liver. Bile is stored in the gallbladder. It passes through the common bile duct …
English Dictionary of Medicine
BILE — A fluid made by the liver and stored in the gallbladder. Bile is excreted into the small intestine, where it …
NCI English Dictionary of Cancer Terms
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Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BILE — желчь - * cyst (анатомия) желчный пузырь избыток желчи раздражительность, желчность bile желчь ~ раздражительность; желчность
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
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Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
BILE — bile.ogg baıl n 1. 1> жёлчь bile cyst - анат. жёлчный пузырь 2> избыток жёлчи 2. раздражительность, жёлчность
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
BLACK — 1) чёрный 2) сажа, технический углерод 3) чёрная краска; чёрный пигмент 4) окрашивать в чёрный цвет 5) чернь 6) дёготь …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
BLACK — 1) чёрный 2) сажа, технический углерод 3) чёрная краска; чёрный пигмент 4) окрашивать в чёрный цвет 5) чернь 6) дёготь 7) полигр. марашка • black after white — …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
BLACK — 1) черный 2) темный 3) чернокожий, негр 4) нелегальный, черный 5) сажа; копоть - furnace black - plumber's black - thermal black - white black 6) черный цвет; черная …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
BILE — bile сущ.1) желчь Syn:gall 2) избыток желчи 3) желчность, вспыльчивость, раздражительность; гнев Syn:irritability, shortness of temper, irascibility, choler, gall, spleen
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
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Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
BILE — n 1. 1> жёлчь bile cyst - анат. жёлчный пузырь 2> избыток жёлчи 2. раздражительность, жёлчность
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Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
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Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
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