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Chyle (noun) means a pale, milky fluid containing fat droplets, produced in the small intestine during digestion.

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A pale, milky fluid containing fat droplets, produced in the small intestine during digestion.

"And we stuffing food in one hole and out behind: food, chyle, blood, dung, earth, food: have to feed it like stoking an engine." — James Joyce, Ulysses (1922)

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C2 · Advanced serendipity Fortunate discoveries made entirely by accident.

Gen Z slang rizz Charm — the ability to attract a romantic interest.

B2 · Intermediate empathy The capacity to share another person’s feelings.

C1 · Advanced nonchalant Casually calm and relaxed; unconcerned.

Internet slang delulu Delusional — believing something against the odds.

Etymology nostalgia Greek nostos “return home” + algos “pain”.

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Etymology

Came into English from French, from Late Latin chȳlus, from Ancient Greek χυλός (khulós, “animal or plant juice”).

Rhymes for chyle

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"chyle" (noun) means a pale, milky fluid containing fat droplets, produced in the small intestine during digestion.