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

When chyme containing fatty acids enters the duodenum, the bile is secreted from the gallbladder into the duodenum.

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

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

After a variable length of time, the contents of the stomach is reduced to a rather uniform and pulpy mass which is called chyme.

From Physiology and Hygiene for Secondary Schools by Walters, Francis M.