chylaceous | (adjective) consisting of chyle or having the properties of chyle | Synonyms: chylous |
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chyle | (noun) a milky fluid consisting of lymph and emulsified fats; formed in the small intestine during digestion of ingested fats | - |
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chylifactive | (adjective) producing or converting into chyle | Synonyms: chylifactory, chylific |
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chylifactory | (adjective) producing or converting into chyle | Synonyms: chylifactive, chylific |
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chyliferous | (adjective) transmitting chyle | - |
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chylific | (adjective) producing or converting into chyle | Synonyms: chylifactive, chylifactory |
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chyloderma | (noun) swelling of the scrotum resulting from chronic lymphatic obstruction | Synonyms: elephantiasis scroti |
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chylomicron | (noun) a microscopic particle of triglycerides produced in the intestines during digestion; in the bloodstream they release their fatty acids into the blood | - |
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chylous | (adjective) consisting of chyle or having the properties of chyle | Synonyms: chylaceous |
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chyme | (noun) a semiliquid mass of partially digested food that passes from the stomach through the pyloric sphincter into the duodenum | - |
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chymosin | (noun) an enzyme that occurs in gastric juice; causes milk to coagulate | Synonyms: rennin |
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