chyme
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Late Latin chymus, from Ancient Greek χυμός (khumós, “juice”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kaɪm/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - Rhymes: -aɪm
Noun
chyme (usually uncountable, plural chymes)
Derived terms
Translations
partly digested food passed from the stomach to the duodenum
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Anagrams
French
Etymology
From Late Latin chymus, from Ancient Greek χυμός (khumós, “juice”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃim/
Audio (file)
Further reading
- “chyme”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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