释义 |
chymification|ˌkaɪmɪfɪˈkeɪʃən| [n. of action from chymify: see -ation.] The conversion of food into chyme, the formation of chyme.
1826Good Bk. Nat. (1834) I. 277 Chymification, or its [food's] reduction into pulp..is the office of the stomach. 1859Carpenter Anim. Phys. iv. (1872) 162 The first stage of digestion properly so called is termed chymification. |