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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

chy•lo•mi•cron n. [Biochem.]

Biochemistrya large plasma lipoprotein particle, occurring as a droplet consisting primarily of triglycerides and functioning in the transport of neutral lipids from the intestine to the tissues by way of the lymph.

chylo- + micron 1920–25

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