n. The thick semifluid mass of partly digested food that is passed from the stomach to the duodenum.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. Food as it passes out of the stomach after gastric digestion, and before it has been acted on by the pancreatic, hepatic, and intestinal secretions.
An obsolete form of chime.
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n. a semiliquid mass of partially digested food that passes from the stomach through the pyloric sphincter into the duodenum
Word Usage
"Food leaving the small intestine is called chyme, a semi-liquid mixture of fiber, undigested bits, indigestible bits, and the remains of digestive enzymes."