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ETYMOLOGY DICTIONARY:
- 1540s, from L.L. chylus, from Gk. khylos "juice" (of plants, animals, etc.), from stem of khein "to pour, gush forth," from PIE *ghus-mo-, from root *gheu- "to pour, pour a libation" (see found (v.2)).
WIKIPEDIA
Chyle
(from the Greek word chylos, meaning juice[1])
is a milky bodily
fluid consisting of lymph
and emulsified fats,
or free fatty acids
(FFAs). It is formed in the small
intestine during digestion of fatty foods, and taken up by lymph
vessels specifically known as lacteals.
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