a. (Physiol.) Possessed of the properties of chyle; consisting of chyle. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Chyle + aqueous. ] (Zool.) Consisting of chyle much diluted with water; -- said of a liquid which forms the circulating fluid of some inferior animals. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ NL. chylus, Gr. &unr_; juice, chyle, fr. &unr_; to pour: cf. F. chyle; prob. akin to E. fuse to melt. ] (Physiol.) A milky fluid containing the fatty matter of the food in a state of emulsion, or fine mechanical division; formed from chyme by the action of the intestinal juices. It is absorbed by the lacteals, and conveyed into the blood by the thoracic duct. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Chyle + L. facere to make. ] (Physiol.) The act or process by which chyle is formed from food in animal bodies; chylification, -- a digestive process. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. (Physiol.) Producing, or converting into, chyle; having the power to form chyle. [ 1913 Webster ]
adj. producing or converting into chyle.
a. [ Chyle + -ferous: cf. F. chylifère. ] (Physiol.) Transmitting or conveying chyle;
a. Chylifactive. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Physiol.) The formation of chyle. See Chylifaction. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Chylifactive. [ 1913 Webster ]