chyme

[ kahym ]

/ kaɪm /

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noun

the semifluid mass into which food is converted by gastric secretion and which passes from the stomach into the small intestine.

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Origin of chyme

1600–10; <Latin chȳmus<Greek chȳmós juice, akin to chȳlóschyle

OTHER WORDS FROM chyme

chymous, adjective

Words nearby chyme

chyle, chylo-, chylocaulous, chylomicron, chylophyllous, chyme, chymistry, chymopapain, chymosin, chymotrypsin, chymotrypsinogen

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How to use chyme in a sentence

This mixes with the food, and reduces it to a soft pulpy mass, called chyme.
A Treatise on Domestic Economy|Catherine Esther Beecher
The chemically-changed chyme is now termed Chyle, and is ready to be absorbed by the minute, projecting Villi.
Epilepsy, Hysteria, and Neurasthenia|Isaac G. Briggs
The chyle was formed out of chyme, changed by the action of the pancreatic and biliary secretions.
Omphalos|Philip Henry Gosse
The bile and pancreatic fluid are conveyed into the duodenum, and mixed with the chyme.
A Treatise on Anatomy, Physiology, and Hygiene (Revised Edition)|Calvin Cutter

By the action of these different fluids, the chyme is converted into a fluid of a whitish color, called Chyle, and into residuum.
A Treatise on Anatomy, Physiology, and Hygiene (Revised Edition)|Calvin Cutter

British Dictionary definitions for chyme

chyme

/ (kaɪm) /

noun

the thick fluid mass of partially digested food that leaves the stomach

Derived forms of chyme

chymous, adjective

Word Origin for chyme

C17: from Late Latin chӯmus, from Greek khumos juice; compare chyle

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Scientific definitions for chyme

chyme

[ kīm ]

The thick semifluid mass of partly digested food that is passed from the stomach to the duodenum.