Chyle

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A milky fluid consisting of lymph and emulsified fat extracted from chyme by the lacteals during digestion and passed to the bloodstream through the thoracic duct.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A digestive fluid containing fatty droplets, found in the small intestine.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A milky fluid containing the fatty matter of the food in a state of emulsion, or fine mechanical division; formed from chyme by the action of the intestinal juices. It is absorbed by the lacteals, and conveyed into the blood by the thoracic duct.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A milky fluid found in the lacteals during the process of digestion.
  • n. The liquid contents of the small intestine before absorption.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a milky fluid consisting of lymph and emulsified fats; formed in the small intestine during digestion of ingested fats
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