bile
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/baɪl/
English
Definitions
noun
- A bitter brownish-yellow or greenish-yellow secretion produced by the liver, stored in the gall bladder, and discharged into the duodenum where it aids the process of digestion.
- Bitterness of temper; ill humour; irascibility.
- Two of the four humours, black bile or yellow bile, in ancient and medieval physiology.
noun
- A boil (kind of swelling).
verb
- (of liquids) To heat to the point where it begins to turn into a gas.“Boil some water in a pan.”
- To cook in boiling water.“Boil the eggs for three minutes.”
- (of liquids) To begin to turn into a gas, seethe.“Pure water boils at 100 degrees Celsius.”
- To bring to a boil, to heat so as to cause the contents to boil.
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Synonyms
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