chymiferous
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Chymiferous — Chy*mif er*ous, a. [Chyme + ferous.] (Physiol.) Bearing or containing chyme. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
chymiferous — (ˈ)kī|mif(ə)rəs adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary chyme + i + ferous; probably originally formed as French chymifère : bearing or containing chyme * * * chymifˈerous adjective • • • Main Entry: ↑chyme * * * chymiferous, a … Useful english dictionary
chymiferous — bearing chyme Bearing and Carrying … Phrontistery dictionary
chymiferous — chy·mif·er·ous … English syllables
Bearing and Carrying — The following table is a relatively complete listing of words relating to the bearing, exuding, carrying, emitting, or containing of things by other things. Note that almost all of them end in ferous or gerous (from the Latin ferre and gerere,… … Phrontistery dictionary
chyme — n. semi liquid partly digested food leaving stomach. ♦ chymiferous, a. containing chyme. ♦ chymiflcation, n. conversion of food into chyme. ♦ chymous, a … Dictionary of difficult words
chymo- — (ˈkaɪməʊ) before a vowel chym , comb. form of L. Gr. chȳm us chyme, as in chyˈmecchysis, a discharge of chyme. ˈchymophore, a term applied to the lactiferous vessels of plants and other juice bearing vessels. chyˈmophorous a. = chymiferous.… … Useful english dictionary
