— chylous , adj.
/kuyl/ , n.
a milky fluid containing emulsified fat and other products of digestion, formed from the chyme in the small intestine and conveyed by the lacteals and the thoracic duct to the veins.
[ 1535-45; chylus chylós juice, akin to cheîn to pour, L fundere to pour (see FUSE 2 ), E GUT ]