'Chyle' definitions:
Definition of 'chyle'
From: WordNet
noun
A milky fluid consisting of lymph and emulsified fats; formed in the small intestine during digestion of ingested fats
Definition of 'Chyle'
From: GCIDE
- Chyle \Chyle\, n. [NL. chylus, Gr. ? juice, chyle, fr. ? 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]