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chyme

Pronunciation: /kʌɪm/

Definition of chyme

noun

[mass noun] Physiology
  • the pulpy acidic fluid which passes from the stomach to the small intestine, consisting of gastric juices and partly digested food.

Derivatives

chymous

adjective

Origin:

late Middle English: from late Latin chymus, from Greek khūmos 'juice' (compare with chyle). The Greek words khūlos and khūmos are from the same root and more or less identical in sense

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Definition of chyme in the US English dictionary