Chyme

[kaim]

Definition

(noun.) a semiliquid mass of partially digested food that passes from the stomach through the pyloric sphincter into the duodenum.

Editor: Orville--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) The pulpy mass of semi-digested food in the small intestines just after its passage from the stomach. It is separated in the intestines into chyle and excrement. See Chyle.

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Definition

n. the pulp to which the food is reduced in the stomach.—n. Chymificā′tion the act of being formed into chyme.—v.t. Chym′ify to form into chyme.—adj. Chym′ous.

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