Chymify

/ˈkaɪmɪfaɪ/ verb

Definition

To convert food into chyme; to digest food in the stomach by mechanical action and chemical breakdown.

Etymology

From 'chyme' + '-ify' (to make/cause to become). The -ify suffix is one of English's most productive ways to turn nouns into verbs, making 'chymify' mean literally 'to make into chyme.'

Kelly Says

Your stomach is basically chymifying food right now if you've eaten recently—it's churning and releasing acid and pepsin to break everything down into this uniform liquid that your intestines can actually absorb, and it takes about 2-4 hours to do it well.

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