bile

n. a bitter yellow or green liquid produced by the liver that helps your body break down fat.

n. a bitter brownish-yellow or greenish-yellow secretion produced by the liver and stored in the gallbladder to aid lipid digestion.

“The liver produces bile to help the body digest fats from the food you eat.”

“Obstruction of the common bile duct can lead to a buildup of bilirubin in the bloodstream, resulting in jaundice.”

Technical

n. a feeling of great anger or bitterness towards someone.

n. bitterness of temper, ill humour, or irascibility; often used to describe speech or writing filled with hatred.

“His letter was full of bile and directed at everyone who had disagreed with him.”

“The critic's review was surprisingly personal, dripping with a level of bile that suggested a long-standing grudge against the director.”

Literary

n. one of the four liquids (humours) that ancient doctors believed controlled a person's health and personality.

n. either of two of the four humours (black bile or yellow bile) in ancient and medieval physiology, thought to determine temperament.

“Ancient doctors believed that having too much black bile made a person feel sad.”

“The theory of the four humours posited that an excess of yellow bile resulted in a choleric and aggressive personality.”

Archaic · Technical