From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishbilebile /baɪl/ noun [uncountable] 1 HBHa bitter green-brown liquid formed in the liver, which helps you to digest fats2 ANGRY literary anger and hatred
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bile• This pattern will continue until the regurgitation of bile causes hepatocellular damage.• Therefore, there is a back-up of bile into the sinusoids and an overflow into the blood.• Daniel wanted to call out his shock, but the incoherent cry turned in his throat into a spurt of stomach bile.• These findings suggested that bile and taurodeoxycholic acid directly inhibited ileal motor activity.• Whole bile samples were collected anaerobically and into sterile tubes.Origin bile (1500-1600) French Latin bilis 