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Variant of chyme

chyme Definition

chyme (kīm)

noun

the thick, semifluid mass resulting from gastric digestion of food: it passes from the stomach into the small intestine, where the chyle is formed from it

Etymology: LL chymus < Gr chymos, juice < cheein: see chyle

Related Forms:

  • chymous chy′·mous (məs) adjective

Browse dictionary entries near chymous

  1. chymotrypsin
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  3. chyme
  4. chylous
  5. chylomicrons
  6. chylomicron
  7. chylomicra
  8. chyle
  9. chylaceous
  10. chutzpah
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