chyme
Americannoun
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chymes
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Origin of chyme
1600–10; < Latin chȳmus < Greek chȳmós juice, akin to chȳlós chyle
Vocabulary lists containing chyme
Human Anatomy and Physiology - High School
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Nutrition and Digestion - High School
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Nutrition and Digestion - Middle School
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If the lipid in the chyme aggregates into large globules, very little surface area of the lipids is available for the lipases to act on, leaving lipid digestion incomplete.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
The intestinal phase begins when chyme enters the small intestine triggering digestive secretions.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
The movement of chyme from the stomach into the small intestine is regulated by the pyloric sphincter.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
The chyme produced from the stomach is highly acidic in nature; the pancreatic juices contain high levels of bicarbonate, an alkali that neutralizes the acidic chyme.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
It must, then, have renewed life from its slime, For, oh! through deeds, that turn the blood to chyme And eyes white inward, see him ride the gale.
From Freedom, Truth and Beauty by Edward Doyle
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