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chylopoiesis

chylopoiesis noun: the production of chyle.

Noun

chylopoiesis (uncountable)

  1. The production of chyle

Origin of chylopoiesis

From chylo- (“digestive fluid”) + -poiesis (“production”).

Questions about chylopoiesis

What does chylopoiesis mean?
Chylopoiesis means the production of chyle.
What part of speech is chylopoiesis?
Chylopoiesis is a noun.

Words near chylopoiesis in the dictionary

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

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