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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 chyle /ˈkaɪ(ə)l/
 乳糜

From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Medical Dictionary 英漢醫學字典

 chyle /ˈkaɪ(ə)l/ 名詞
 乳糜

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Chyle n.  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.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 chyle
      n : a milky fluid consisting of lymph and emulsified fats;
          formed in the small intestine during digestion of
          ingested fats