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Chylifaction
Chylifaction Chyl`i*fac"tion, n. [Chyle + L. facere to make.] (Physiol.) The act or process by which chyle is formed from food in animal bodies; chylification, -- a digestive process.
Chylifactive
Chylifactive Chyl`i*fac"tive, a. (Physiol.) Producing, or converting into, chyle; having the power to form chyle.
Chyliferous
Chyliferous Chy*lif"er*ous, a. [Chyle + -ferous: cf. F. chylif[`e]re.] (Physiol.) Transmitting or conveying chyle; as, chyliferous vessels.
Chylific
Chylific Chy*lif"ic, a. Chylifactive.
Chylification
Chylification Chyl`i*fi*ca"tion, n. (Physiol.) The formation of chyle. See Chylifaction.
Chylificatory
Chylificatory Chy*lif"i*ca*to*ry (? or ?), a. Chylifactive.
Chylify
Chylify Chy"li*fy, v. t. & i. [Chyle + -ly.] (Physiol.) To make chyle of; to be converted into chyle.
Conchyliaceous
Conchylaceous Con`chy*la"ceous, Conchyliaceous Con*chyl`i*a"ceous, a. [L. conchylium shell, Gr. ?, dim. of ?, equiv. to ?. See Conch.] Of or pertaining to shells; resembling a shell; as, conchyliaceous impressions. --Kirwan.
Conchyliologist
Conchyliologist Con*chyl`i*ol"o*gist, n., Conchyliology Con*chyl`i*ol"o*gy, n. See Conchologist, and Conchology.
Conchyliology
Conchyliologist Con*chyl`i*ol"o*gist, n., Conchyliology Con*chyl`i*ol"o*gy, n. See Conchologist, and Conchology.
Conchyliometry
Conchyliometry Con*chyl`i*om"e*try, n. [Gr. ? + -metry.] Same as Conchometry.
Conchylious
Conchylious Con*chyl"i*ous, a. Conchylaceous.

Meaning of Chyli from wikipedia

- The cisterna chyli or receptaculum chyli (chy·li pronounced: ˈkī-ˌlī) is a dilated sac at the lower end of the thoracic duct in most mammals into which...
- The thoracic duct usually begins from the upper aspect of the cisterna chyli, p****ing out of the abdomen through the aortic hiatus into first the posterior...
- converge to form the right and left lumbar trunks which join the cisterna chyli, but some enter the preaortic and retroaortic lymph nodes, and others pierce...
- trunks on the corresponding side, which in turn drains to the cisterna chyli. The deep venous system of the thigh consists of the femoral vein, common...
- into the common iliac, which ultimately releases lymph into the cisterna chyli. One testis is typically lower than the other, which is believed to function...
- deferens (ampulla vas deferentis or ampulla ductus deferentis) Cisterna chyli (ampulla chyli), dilated sac at the lower end of the thoracic duct Duodenal ampulla...
- On the right side it is in relation above with the azygos vein, cisterna chyli, thoracic duct, and the right crus of the diaphragm—the last separating...
- Aselli) of the course of the lacteal vessels, including the receptaculum chyli (or reservoir of Pecquet, as it is sometimes called) and the termination...
- retroaortic lymph nodes (or postaortic lymph nodes) are placed below the cisterna chyli, on the bodies of the third and fourth lumbar vertebrae. They receive lymphatic...
- followed to a chyle-filled sac he called the chyli receptaculum, which is now known as the cisternae chyli; further investigations led him to find that...