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Chylification

Chy'li-faē'tion, n.

noun

n. [N. Lat. chylus, Gr. χυλός, and Lat. facere, to make.] (Physiol.) The act or process by which chyle is formed from food in animal bodies. Arbuthnot.

Chy·li·fi·ca'tion, n.

noun

n. [See CHYLIFACTION.] Formation of chyle by the digestive processes.