antacid
/ænˈtæsɪd/
antacid noun: an agent that counteracts or neutralizes acidity, especially in the stomach.
Noun
antacid (plural antacids)
- An agent that counteracts or neutralizes acidity, especially in the stomach.
- Until Tagamet (cimetidine), most major drug companies didn't take tummy troubles terribly seriously. Oh sure, Americans gorped down antacids almost like candy, but most pharmaceutical big wigs probably wrote that off to our penchant for eating junk food on the run.1985, Joe Graedon, Teresa Graedon, The New People's Pharmacy: Drug Breakthroughs for the '80s, Bantam, →ISBN, page 134
- I'm on warm milk and laxatives
Cherry-flavored antacids1993, “Pennyroyal Tea”, in In Utero, performed by Nirvana
Adjective
antacid (comparative more antacid, superlative most antacid)
- Counteracting or neutralizing acidity, especially in the stomach.
antacid meaning in Tamil and Indonesian
antacid in Tamil
- அமில எதிர்ப்பி, அமில நீக்கி, அமில முறிவுப் பொருள், வயிற்றுப் புளிப்பகற்றும் மருந்து, புளிப்பு மாற்றான, காடித்தன்மைக்கு எதிரீடான
antacid in Indonesian
- agent reducing acidity
- antasid
Forms of antacid
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | antacids |
| Adjective | |
| comparative | more antacid |
| superlative | most antacid |
Origin of antacid
From anti- + acid.
Words that rhyme with antacid
- acid
- aminosalicylic acid
- peracid
- subacid
- alendronic acid
- amidotrizoic acid
- aminocaproic acid
- barbituric acid
- diacid
- diatrizoic acid
- etidronic acid
- glycyrrhizic acid
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- hydracid
- hydrochloric acid
- hyperacid
- hypoacid
- iopanoic acid
- iopodic acid
- isethionic acid
- jassid
- ketoacid
- monacid
- monoacid
- mycophenolic acid
- nalidixic acid
- nonacid
- orotic acid
- oxyacid
- placid
- polyacid
- pyruvic acid
- ricinoleic acid
- risedronic acid
- stibogluconic acid
- superacid
- tetracid
- tiludronic acid
- tranexamic acid
- triacid
- zoledronic acid
Questions about antacid
- What does antacid mean?
- Antacid means an agent that counteracts or neutralizes acidity, especially in the stomach.
- What is antacid in Tamil?
- Antacid in Tamil is அமில எதிர்ப்பி, அமில நீக்கி, அமில முறிவுப் பொருள். See Antacid meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is antacid?
- Antacid can be a noun or an adjective.
- How do you pronounce antacid?
- Antacid is pronounced /ænˈtæsɪd/.
- What is the plural of antacid?
- The plural of antacid is antacids.
Words near antacid in the dictionary
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