the thick fluid mass of partially digested food that leaves the stomach
Derived forms
chymous (ˈchymous)
adjective
Word origin
C17: from Late Latin chӯmus, from Greek khumos juice; compare chyle
chyme in American English
(kaɪm)
noun
the thick, semifluid mass resulting from gastric digestion of food: it passes from the stomach into the small intestine, where the chyle is formed from it
Derived forms
chymous (ˈchymous) (ˈkaɪməs)
adjective
Word origin
LL chymus < Gr chymos, juice < cheein: see chyle
Examples of 'chyme' in a sentence
chyme
Golokhov picked out those who were mentally ill, took samples of blood and lymph, stomach fluids, chyme, and so on.