gastric acid
US/ˈɡæstɹɪk ˈæsɪd/
gastric acid noun: the acidic secretion of the stomach; mostly hydrochloric acid.
Noun
gastric acid (countable and uncountable, plural gastric acids)
- The acidic secretion of the stomach; mostly hydrochloric acid.
- Synonyms:
- gastric juice, stomach acid
gastric acid meaning in Hindi, Telugu, Arabic and Indonesian
gastric acid in Hindi
- acidic secretion of the stomach
- जठराम्ल jaṭhrāmla
gastric acid in Telugu
- acidic secretion of the stomach
- జీర్ణరసము jīrṇarasamu
gastric acid in Arabic
- acidic secretion of the stomach
- عُصَارَة هَضْمِيَّة ʕuṣāra haḍmiya
gastric acid in Indonesian
- acidic secretion of the stomach
- asam lambung
More languagesFewer languages
- gastric acid in Persian
- اسید معده
- gastric acid in Thai
- กรดกระเพาะอาหาร
- gastric acid in Vietnamese
- dịch vị
- Dhivehi
- މައިދާ ޖޫސް maidā jūs
Synonyms of gastric acid
Forms of gastric acid
| plural | gastric acids |
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Questions about gastric acid
- What does gastric acid mean?
- Gastric acid means the acidic secretion of the stomach; mostly hydrochloric acid.
- What is gastric acid in Hindi?
- Gastric acid in Hindi is जठराम्ल (jaṭhrāmla). See Gastric acid meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is gastric acid?
- Gastric acid is a noun.
- How do you pronounce gastric acid?
- Gastric acid is pronounced /ˈɡæstɹɪk ˈæsɪd/ (US).
- What is the plural of gastric acid?
- The plural of gastric acid is gastric acids.
Words near gastric acid in the dictionary
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