Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chyme

/kaɪm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.34 in modern English

Syllables
chyme
IPA
/kaɪm/
15
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The thick semifluid mass of partly digested food that is passed from the stomach to the duodenum.

Uncountable

Etymology

From Late Latin chymus, from Ancient Greek χυμός (khumós, “juice”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

chymes (plural) chymus (alternative)

Derived Forms

achymous chymase chymiferous chymification chymify chymotrypsin chymous

Rhymes With

time crime prime safe prime climb lime enzyme dime paradigm rhyme sublime slime

Questions

How do you pronounce chyme?
The recorded pronunciation is /kaɪm/.
What does chyme mean?
The thick semifluid mass of partly digested food that is passed from the stomach to the duodenum.
Where does chyme come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

How to pronounce chyme

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