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Chyle

noun
1.
A milky fluid consisting of lymph and emulsified fats; formed in the small intestine during digestion of ingested fats.





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... chyle, n. Associated Words: chylification, chylifaction, chylify, achylous, chylaceous, chylous, chyliferous, chylocyst, ...
— Putnam's Word Book • Louis A. Flemming
... "The transference of the chyle takes place by the lacteals; nevertheless, if they are obliterated, this may be done through the ...
— North American Medical and Surgical Journal, Vol. 2, No. 3, July, 1826 • Various
... the unique function of furnishing material for the construction of new muscular tissue and the repair of that which is worn out. It is distinctly a tissue-building nutrient. It also enters into the composition of all the vital fluids of the body, as the blood, chyme, chyle, and the various digestive fluids. Hence it is that protein is required as a nutrient by the animal body, and it cannot be produced from non-nitrogenous compounds. In vegetable bodies, the protein can be produced ...
— Human Foods and Their Nutritive Value • Harry Snyder


Words linked to "Chyle" :   bodily fluid, body fluid, humour, humor, lymph, chylaceous, liquid body substance, chylous


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