CHYLE

 Dictionary entry overview: What does chyle mean? 

• CHYLE (noun)
  The noun CHYLE has 1 sense:

1. a milky fluid consisting of lymph and emulsified fats; formed in the small intestine during digestion of ingested fats

  Familiarity information: CHYLE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CHYLE (noun)

Meaning:

A milky fluid consisting of lymph and emulsified fats; formed in the small intestine during digestion of ingested fats

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("chyle" is a kind of...):

bodily fluid; body fluid; humor; humour; liquid body substance (the liquid parts of the body)

Meronyms (substance of "chyle"):

lymph (a thin coagulable fluid (similar to plasma but) containing white blood cells (lymphocytes) and chyle; is conveyed to the blood stream by lymphatic vessels)