chyme

/kaɪm/
/kaɪm/
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Definitions of chyme
  1. noun
    a semiliquid mass of partially digested food that passes from the stomach through the pyloric sphincter into the duodenum
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    type of:
    food, nutrient
    any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
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