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chyle

Pronunciation: /kaɪl/

The English word “chyle” has 1 meaning listed here.

noun

  1. A digestive fluid containing fatty droplets, found in the small intestine.

Etymology

From French, from Late Latin chȳlus, from Ancient Greek χυλός (khulós, “animal or plant juice”).

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