chymous
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Chymous — Chy mous, a. Of or pertaining to chyme. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
chymous — Relating to chyme … Medical dictionary
chymous — adj. of or pertaining to chyme (mass of digested food) … English contemporary dictionary
chymous — chy·mous … English syllables
chymous — ˈkīməs adjective : of or relating to chyme … Useful english dictionary
chyme — chymous, adj. /kuym/, n. the semifluid mass into which food is converted by gastric secretion and which passes from the stomach into the small intestine. [1600 10; < L chymus < Gk chymós juice, akin to chylós CHYLE] * * * Thick semifluid mass of… … Universalium
Chyme — A pre digested, acidified mass of food that passes from the stomach into the small intestine. * * * The semifluid mass of partly digested food passed from the stomach into the duodenum. SYN: pulp (3) [TA], chymus. [G. chymos, juice] * * * chyme… … Medical dictionary
chyme — [kʌɪm] noun Physiology the fluid which passes from the stomach to the small intestine, consisting of gastric juices and partly digested food. Derivatives chymous adjective Origin ME: from late L. chymus, from Gk khūmos juice … English new terms dictionary
chyme — /kaɪm/ (say kuym) noun the pulpy matter into which food is converted by gastric digestion. {Latin chȳmus, from Greek chȳmos juice} –chymous, adjective …
chyme — n. semi liquid partly digested food leaving stomach. ♦ chymiferous, a. containing chyme. ♦ chymiflcation, n. conversion of food into chyme. ♦ chymous, a … Dictionary of difficult words
