lymph

The fluid between blood and the tissues in which oxygen and nutrients are transported to the tissues, and waste products back to the blood.

Dietary fat is absorbed into the lacteals (lymphatic vessels of the intestinal villi) as chylomicrons which are formed in the intestinal mucosa, and enters the bloodstream through the thoracic duct. After a fatty meal the lymph is rich in emulsified fat and is called chyle.