'Picromel' definitions:

Definition of 'Picromel'

From: GCIDE
  • Picromel \Pic"ro*mel\, n. [Gr. ? bitter + ? honey: cf. F. picromel.] (Old Chem.) A colorless viscous substance having a bitter-sweet taste. [1913 Webster]
  • Note: It was formerly supposed to be the essential principle of the bile, but is now known to be a mixture, principally of salts of glycocholic and taurocholic acids. [1913 Webster]