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(n.) 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.

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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Chyle'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​c/chyle.html. 1828.
 
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