- gastric acidity
- percentage of acid present in the stomach juices
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
gastric acidity
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acidity — a|cid|i|ty [ ə sıdəti ] noun uncount 1. ) the quality of being acid a ) the amount of acid in a substance, for example food, water, or dirt: This Australian Chardonnay is elegantly fruity with good acidity. b ) a medical condition in which the… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
acidity — UK [əˈsɪdətɪ] / US noun [uncountable] 1) the quality of being acid a) the amount of acid in a substance, for example food, water, or soil This Australian Chardonnay is fruity with good acidity. b) a medical condition in which the liquid in the… … English dictionary
Gastric acid — is a digestive fluid, formed in the stomach. It has a pH of 1 to 2 and is composed of hydrochloric acid (HCl) (around 0.5%, or 5000 parts per million), and large quantities of potassium chloride (KCl) and sodium chloride (NaCl). The acid plays a… … Wikipedia
gastric juice — n a thin watery acid digestive fluid secreted by the glands in the mucous membrane of the stomach and containing 0.2 to 0.4 percent free hydrochloric acid and several enzymes (as pepsin) * * * the liquid secreted by the gastric glands of the… … Medical dictionary
gastric juice — the liquid secreted by the gastric glands of the stomach. Its main digestive constituents are hydrochloric acid, mucin, rennin, and pepsinogen. The acid acts on pepsinogen to produce pepsin, which functions best in an acid medium. The acidity of… … The new mediacal dictionary
acidity — 1. The state of being acid. 2. The acid content of a fluid. total a. (a) an obsolete expression of gastric a., the a. being determined by titration with sodium hydroxide, using … Medical dictionary
acidity — /euh sid i tee/, n. 1. the quality or state of being acid. 2. sourness; tartness. 3. excessive acid quality, as of the gastric juice. [1610 20; < LL aciditas. See ACID, ITY] * * * … Universalium
acidity — /əˈsɪdəti/ (say uh siduhtee) noun (plural acidities) 1. the quality or extent of being acid. 2. sourness; tartness. 3. excessive acid quality, as of the gastric juice. {acid1 + ity} …
gastric antacid — noun an agent that counteracts or neutralizes acidity (especially in the stomach) • Syn: ↑antacid, ↑alkalizer, ↑alkaliser, ↑antiacid • Derivationally related forms: ↑alkalize (for: ↑alkalizer), ↑ … Useful english dictionary
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