- chyliform
- Resembling chyle.
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chy·li·form 'kī-lə-.fȯrm adj resembling chyle <\chyliform fluid>* * *
chy·li·form (kiґlĭ-form) resembling chyle; cf. pseudochylous. Called also chyloid.
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chyliform
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