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chyme

noun

  1. semi-fluid mass of partly digested food that is expelled by the stomach, through the pyloric valve, into the duodenum
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /kaɪm/

noun

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

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