n 1  :  a yellow or greenish viscid alkaline fluid secreted by the liver and passed into the duodenum where it aids esp. in the emulsification and absorption of fats - called also fel   2  :  either of two humors associated in old physiology with irascibility and melancholy .
 
 
 
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