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noun

gall

Bitter digestive fluid produced by the liver.

The liver produces gall, a bitter fluid that helps digest fats.

Etymology
gallOld Englishbile

The inherited word names bile. This literal bodily-fluid sense underlies later comparisons involving bitterness, but here it retains its digestive meaning.

More examples

  • The gallbladder stores gall between meals.
  • Gall flows through ducts into the small intestine.
  • Gall helps break large fat droplets into smaller ones.

Similar words

bile
The usual medical and everyday term for this digestive fluid.