Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary -- Volume C

Chyle (?), n. [NL. chylus, Gr. ? juice, chyle, fr. ? to pour: cf. F. chyle; prob. akin to E. fuse to melt.] (Physiol.) A milky fluid containing the fatty matter of the food in a state of emulsion, or fine mechanical division; formed from chyme by the action of the intestinal juices. It is absorbed by the lacteals, and conveyed into the blood by the thoracic duct.

Chyl`i·fac"tion (?), n. [Chyle + L. facere to make.] (Physiol.) The act or process by which chyle is formed from food in animal bodies; chylification, -- a digestive process.

Chyl`i·fac"tive (?), a. (Physiol.) Producing, or converting into, chyle; having the power to form chyle.

Chy·lif"er·ous (?), a. [Chyle + -ferous: cf. F. chylifère.] (Physiol.) Transmitting or conveying chyle; as, chyliferous vessels.

Chy·lif"ic (?), a. Chylifactive.

Chyl`i·fi·ca"tion (?), n. (Physiol.) The formation of chyle. See Chylifaction.

Chy·lif"i·ca·to·ry (? or ?), a. Chylifactive.

Chy"li·fy (?), v. t. & i. [Chyle + -ly.] (Physiol.) To make chyle of; to be converted into chyle.

Chy`lo·po·et"ic (?), a. [Gr. χυλοποιειν to make into juice, χυλοσ juice, chyle + ποιειν to make.] (Physiol.) Concerned in the formation of chyle; as, the chylopoetic organs.

Chy"lous (?), a. [Cf. F. chyleux.] (Physiol.) Consisting of, or similar to, chyle.

Chy·lu"ri·a (?), n. [NL. from Gr. ? chyle + ? urine.] (Med.) A morbid condition in which the urine contains chyle or fatty matter, giving it a milky appearance.

Chyme (?), n. [L. chymus chyle, Gr. ? juice, like ?, fr. ? to pour: cf. F. chyme. See Chyle.] (Physiol.) 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.