Noun: bile bI(-u)l
- A digestive juice secreted by the liver and stored in the gallbladder; aids in the digestion of fats
"The patient's bile duct was blocked, causing jaundice";
- gall
- A state of deep bitterness and ill will
"His criticism was full of bile";
- resentment, bitterness, gall, rancor [US], rancour [Brit, Cdn], ill feeling, hard feelings, acrimoniousness
Derived forms: biles
Type of: digestive fluid, digestive juice, enmity, hostility, ill will
Encyclopedia: Bile, Vylkove