noun
Etymology: Latin bilis; akin to Welsh bustl bile
Date: 1547
1. either of two humors associated in old physiology with irascibility and melancholy, a yellow or greenish viscid alkaline fluid secreted by the liver and passed into the duodenum where it aids especially in the emulsification and absorption of fats,
2. inclination to anger, acrimony , vitriol
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