Bile
(noun)
- A bitter, yellow-green fluid that is secreted by the liver and stored in the gallbladder, used to digest fats.
- A strong feeling of anger or hatred.
Origin:
From middle english bile, from old english bile "gall, bitterness", from proto-germanic *biljō, from proto-indo-european *ghel- ("to shine, gleam").
Examples:
- The doctor said the patient had a blockage in the bile duct.
- The bile was being released into the patient's bloodstream.
- She could feel the bile rising in her throat.
- He couldn't contain his bile at the injustice of it all.
- The politician's speech was full of bile and venom.