Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1.
a milky fluid consisting of lymph and emulsified fats;
formed in the small intestine during digestion of ingested fats;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Chyle \Chyle\, n. [NL. chylus, Gr. ? juice, chyle, fr. ? to
pour: cf. F. chyle; prob. akin to E. fuse to melt.]
(Physiol.)
A milky fluid containing the fatty matter of the food in a
state of emulsion, or fine mechanical division; formed from
chyme by the action of the intestinal juices. It is absorbed
by the lacteals, and conveyed into the blood by the thoracic
duct.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
chyle
n 1: a milky fluid consisting of lymph and emulsified fats;
formed in the small intestine during digestion of ingested
fats