chylifactive

adjective

chy·li·fac·tive

-tiv

variants or chylifactory

-t(ə)rē,

-ri

or chylific

(ˈ)kī¦lifik

or chylificatory

(ˈ)⸗¦⸗fə̇kəˌtōrē,

-ȯr-,

⸗¦⸗⸗¦kātərē

: producing or converting into chyle : having the power to form chyle

Word History

Etymology

chylifactive from chyl- + -factive; chylifactory from chyl- + -factory (from Latin factus—past participle of facere to do—+ English -ory); chylific from New Latin chylificus, from chyl- + Latin -ficus -fic; chylificatory alteration (influenced by chylification) of chylifactory