chyme

American  

[kahym] / kaɪm /

noun

1. 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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chyme British  

/ kaɪm /

noun

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

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chyme Scientific  

/ kīm /

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

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Other Word Forms

• chymous adjective

Etymology

Origin of chyme

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

Example Sentences

The partially digested food and gastric juice mixture is called chyme.

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

Recall that the chyme from the stomach enters the duodenum and mixes with the digestive secretion from the pancreas, liver, and gallbladder.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

These digestive juices break down the food particles in the chyme into glucose, triglycerides, and amino acids.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

The pulpy mass, called chyme, proceeds from the stomach, through the pylorus, into that part of the intestinal canal called the small intestine, where it is mixed with the pancreatic juice, bile, and intestinal juice.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 1: Deposition to Eberswalde by Various