chymous,a.|ˈkaɪməs| [f. L. chȳmus chyme + -ous.] Pertaining to, or of the nature of, chyme. 1698in Phil.Trans. XX. 137 A great part of the Chymous Substance.1851Carpenter Man.Phys. (ed. 2) 287 The passage of the chymous mass along the small intestines.