Chyme, n.

(kīm), n. [Fr. chyme, Lat. chymus, Gr. χυμός, juice, like χυλός, from χέειν, to pour.] (Physiol.) The pulp formed by the food after it has been for some time in the stomach, mixed with the gastric secretions. It is separated into chyle and the excrementitious portion of the food. Dunglison.