chyle
English
/kaɪl/
noun
Definitions
- A digestive fluid containing fatty droplets, found in the small intestine.
Etymology
Derived from Latin chȳlus derived from Ancient Greek χυλός (juice, animal plant juice, bile, secretion).
Origin
Ancient Greek
χυλός
Gloss
juice, animal plant juice, bile, secretion
Concept
Semantic Field
Food and drink
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- achylic English
- blastochyle English
- cacochylia English
- chylaceous English
- chylic English
- chyliferous English
- chylification English
- chylify English
- chyluria English
- chyluric English
- chylus Latin
- chȳlus Latin
- χυλός Ancient Greek
- *ǵʰew- Proto-Indo-European
- quil Catalan, Valencian