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Antacid   /æntˈæsəd/   Listen
Antacid

noun
1.
An agent that counteracts or neutralizes acidity (especially in the stomach).  Synonyms: alkaliser, alkalizer, antiacid, gastric antacid.





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"Antacid" Quotes from Famous Books



... This will be found in most cases to be gastric disturbance from the ingestion of improper or indigestible food, and in such cases a saline purgative is to be given, probably the best for this purpose being the laxative antacid, magnesia; or if the case is severe and food is still in the stomach, an emetic, such as mustard or ipecac, will act more promptly. Alkalies, especially sodium salicylate, and intestinal antiseptics are useful. Calcium chloride ...
— Essentials of Diseases of the Skin • Henry Weightman Stelwagon
... and, rolling it up with a little of the lime in a betel-leaf, the whole is chewed, and finally swallowed, after provoking an extreme salivation. No medical prescription could be more judiciously compounded to effect the desired object than this practical combination of antacid, ...
— Ceylon; an Account of the Island Physical, Historical, and • James Emerson Tennent


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