antacid

/ˈæntɐsˌɪd/

/ænˈtæsəd/

[noun] [adjective]

Antacid

[NOUN]

medication that reduces or neutralizes the acidity of the body, particularly the stomach

synonyms : alkaliser

alkalizer

antiacid

gastric antacid

antacid

[ADJECTIVE]

acting to neutralize acid (especially in the stomach)

Examples

1. I definitely taste antacid.

2. so what do people take antacids

3. But antacids do not kill the bacteria.

4. Common antacid medications include: aluminum hydroxide, aluminum hydroxide and simethicone, magnesium hydroxide, magnesium hydroxide and aluminum hydroxide, magnesium trisilicate and aluminum hydroxide, magaldrate, calcium carbonate, calcium carbonate with magnesium hydroxide, and sodium bicarbonate.

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