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

These small globules are more widely distributed in the chyme rather than forming large aggregates.

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

The movement of chyme from the stomach into the small intestine is regulated by hormones, stomach distension and muscular reflexes that influence the pyloric sphincter.

From Textbooks • Apr. 25, 2013

The chyme is mixed with pancreatic juices, an alkaline solution rich in bicarbonate that neutralizes the acidity of chyme from the stomach.

From Textbooks • Apr. 25, 2013

Very probably for the infant's stomach, not yet endowed with much muscular power, meat, which requires considerable trituration before it can be made into chyme, is an unfit aliment.

From Essays on Education and Kindred Subjects Everyman's Library by Spencer, Herbert