chyme

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Thick, partly digested food that the stomach sends to the small intestine

noun
/kaɪm/

Specialized

: quimo

The doctor explained how the chyme moves from the stomach into the small intestine for further digestion.

Examples

posted by Optimus Chyme at 11:13 PM on November 4, 2008, 55 favorites

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As the food digested, it transformed into a thick, semifluid mass known as chyme.
During digestion, the stomach produces chyme that is a mix of food and digestive juices.

Surface Forms

chyme singular

chymes plural

Etymology

Chyme comes from the old Greek word chymos, which means 'juice'. So think of chyme as the thick 'juice' of the stomach, partly digested food mixed with stomach liquids as it moves into the small intestine.