Found 3 items, similar to Bile.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: bile empedu
English → English (WordNet) Definition: bile bile n : a digestive juice secreted by the liver and stored in the gallbladder; aids in the digestion of fats [syn: gall]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Bile Bile \Bile\, n. [OE. byle, bule, bele, AS. b?le, b?l; skin to D. buil, G. beule, and Goth. ufbauljan to puff up. Cf. Boil a tumor, Bulge.] A boil. [Obs. or Archaic] [1913 Webster] Bile \Bile\, n. [L. bilis: cf. F. bile.] 1. (Physiol.) A yellow, or greenish, viscid fluid, usually alkaline in reaction, secreted by the liver. It passes into the intestines, where it aids in the digestive process. Its characteristic constituents are the bile salts, and coloring matters. [1913 Webster] 2. Bitterness of feeling; choler; anger; ill humor; as, to stir one's bile. --Prescott. [1913 Webster] Note: The ancients considered the bile to be the “humor” which caused irascibility. [1913 Webster]