'''Bile''' is a mixture of [[salt]]s and [[phospholipids]] that aids in the breakdown of [[fat]].<ref>Wile, Dr. Jay L. ''Exploring Creation With Biology''. Apologia Educational Ministries, Inc. 1998</ref>
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The medieval theory of the four humors lists two kinds of bile (black and yellow). These represented the characteristics of choleric and melancholic personality types.