chylaceous

chyle

 (kīl)

n.

A milky fluid consisting of lymph and emulsified fat extracted from chyme by the lacteals during digestion and passed to the bloodstream through the thoracic duct.

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[French, from Late Latin chȳlus, from Greek khūlos, juice; see gheu- in Indo-European roots.]

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chy·la′ceous (kī-lā′shəs), chy′lous (kī′ləs) adj.

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Adj.

1.

chylaceous - consisting of chyle or having the properties of chyle chylous

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