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chylopoetic

chylopoetic adjective: involved in the formation of chyle; chyle-producing.

Adjective

chylopoetic (not comparable)

  1. Involved in the formation of chyle; chyle-producing.
    • the chylopoetic organs

Origin of chylopoetic

From chylo- + -poetic, from Ancient Greek χυλός (khulós, “juice of an animal”) + ποιητικός (poiētikós, “making, producing”).

Questions about chylopoetic

What does chylopoetic mean?
Chylopoetic means involved in the formation of chyle; chyle-producing.
What part of speech is chylopoetic?
Chylopoetic is an adjective.

Words near chylopoetic in the dictionary

  1. chylomicrons
  2. chylopericardium
  3. chyloperitoneum
  4. chylophyllous
  5. chylophylly
  6. chylopoetic
  7. chylopoiesis
  8. chylopoietic
  9. chylorrhœa
  10. chylosis
  11. chylothoraces

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