chyme
(noun) a semiliquid mass of partially digested food that passes from the stomach through the pyloric sphincter into the duodenum
Source: WordNet® 3.1
chyme (usually uncountable, plural chymes)
The thick semifluid mass of partly digested food that is passed from the stomach to the duodenum.
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Source: Wiktionary
Chyme, n. Etym: [L. chymus chyle, Gr. chyme. See Chyle.] (Physiol.)
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 November 2024
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
