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antacid
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun antacid has 1 sense
- antacid(n = noun.substance) alkaliser, alkalizer, antiacid, gastric antacid - an agent that counteracts or neutralizes acidity (especially in the stomach); Array has particulars: cimetidine, tagamet, ranitidine, zantac, alka-seltzer, brioschi, bromo-seltzer, maalox, mylanta, omeprazole, prilosec, pepto-bismal, rolaids, tums
is a kind of agent
Derived form adjective antacid1
Adjective antacid has 1 sense
CIDE DICTIONARY
antacid, n. [Pref. anti- + acid.].
A remedy for acidity of the stomach, as an alkali or absorbent. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
antacid, n. & adj.
--n. a substance that prevents or corrects acidity esp. in the stomach.
--adj. having these properties.
--n. a substance that prevents or corrects acidity esp. in the stomach.
--adj. having these properties.
THESAURUS
antacid
acid, acidity, agent, alexipharmic, alkali, alkalinity, alkalizer, alloisomer, anion, annulling, anthelmintic, antibiotic, antidotal, antidote, antimicrobial, antipyretic, antitoxic, atom, bacteriostatic, base, bicarbonate of soda, biochemical, buffer, buffering, calcium carbonate, canceling, cation, chemical, chemical element, chromoisomer, compound, copolymer, counteractant, counteractive, counteragent, counterbalancing, counterirritant, dimer, element, febrifugal, gastric antacid, heavy chemicals, high polymer, homopolymer, hydracid, inorganic chemical, ion, isomer, macromolecule, magnesia, metamer, molecule, monomer, negating, neutralizer, neutralizing, nonacid, nullifier, nullifying, offset, offsetting, organic chemical, oxyacid, polymer, preventative, preventive, prophylactic, pseudoisomer, radical, reagent, remedy, seltzer, sodium bicarbonate, stultifying, sulfacid, trimer, vitiating, voiding
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