chyme

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a semiliquid mass of partially digested food that passes from the stomach through the pyloric sphincter into the duodenum

Etymology

From Late Latin chymus, from Ancient Greek χυμός (khumós, “juice”).

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