chyme

[ kahym ]

noun

1. the semifluid mass into which food is converted by gastric secretion and which passes from the stomach into the small intestine.

chyme

/ kaɪm /

noun

1. the thick fluid mass of partially digested food that leaves the stomach

chyme

/ kīm /

1. The thick semifluid mass of partly digested food that is passed from the stomach to the duodenum.

Derived Forms

• ˈchymous, adjective

Other Words From

• chymous adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of chyme¹

1600–10; < Latin chȳmus < Greek chȳmós juice, akin to chȳlós chyle

Word History and Origins

Origin of chyme¹

C17: from Late Latin chӯmus, from Greek khumos juice; compare chyle

Example Sentences

Depending on how much water you’ve had to drink, chyme can be the consistency of a paste or a liquid.

From Washington Post

Typically I completely ignored the subtle movements that go on all the time: the inflating, deflating lung; the inch of chyme through the intestine; the tremors of the liver and the kidneys.

From The Guardian

When a human ingests food it is first broken up into a bolus by chewing, then churned up in the stomach with digestive juices to form a mass called chyme.

From The Verge

If, however, the materials are small in quantity and mingled with natural food, and if the duodenum contains chyme, the dog was probably not rabid.

From Project Gutenberg

That portion of chyme which is not needed, or cannot be converted into chyle, descends into the intestines, and is finally carried out of the body by the rectum.

From Project Gutenberg