chylaceous
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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.
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 |
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