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Noun: bile  bI(-u)l
  1. A digestive juice secreted by the liver and stored in the gallbladder; aids in the digestion of fats
    - gall
     
  2. A feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will
    - 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

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