Home › Words › C › chymechyme/kaɪm/chyme means the thick semifluid mass of partly digested food that is passed from the stomach to the duodenum.chyme is pronounced /kaɪm/.EtymologyFrom Late Latin chymus, from Ancient Greek χυμός (khumós, “juice”).nounThe thick semifluid mass of partly digested food that is passed from the stomach to the duodenum.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.chymus 73% match — chyme vs chyme →chymous 68% match — Of or pertaining to chyme. vs chyme →chymification 64% match — The conversion of food into chyme vs chyme →chymify 64% match — To form into chyme. vs chyme →chyle 63% match — A digestive fluid containing fatty droplets, found in the small intestine. vs chyme →chymiferous 63% match — Bearing or containing chyme vs chyme →achymous 61% match — Without chyme. vs chyme →chylaqueous 58% match — Consisting of chyle diluted with water; pertaining to diluted digestive juices, especially those that circulate in organisms that do not have a highly organized digestive system. vs chyme →