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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 (kī′məs) adjective

Browse dictionary entries near chymous

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