CHYLE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A milky fluid consisting of lymph and emulsified fats; formed in the small intestine during digestion of ingested fats

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("chyle" is a kind of...):

bodily fluid; body fluid; humor; humour; liquid body substance (the liquid parts of the body)

Meronyms (substance of "chyle"):

lymph (a thin coagulable fluid (similar to plasma but) containing white blood cells (lymphocytes) and chyle; is conveyed to the blood stream by lymphatic vessels)

Derivation:

chylaceous; chylous (consisting of chyle or having the properties of chyle)

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