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CHYLACEOUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does chylaceous mean?
• CHYLACEOUS (adjective)
The adjective CHYLACEOUS has 1 sense:
1. consisting of chyle or having the properties of chyle
Familiarity information: CHYLACEOUS used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Consisting of chyle or having the properties of chyle
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Synonyms:
chylaceous; chylous
Pertainym:
chyle (a milky fluid consisting of lymph and emulsified fats; formed in the small intestine during digestion of ingested fats)
Derivation:
chyle (a milky fluid consisting of lymph and emulsified fats; formed in the small intestine during digestion of ingested fats)
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