acidity of the stomach

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• acidity — a|cid|i|ty [ ə sıdəti ] noun uncount 1. ) the quality of being acid a ) the amount of acid in a substance, for example food, water, or dirt: This Australian Chardonnay is elegantly fruity with good acidity. b ) a medical condition in which the… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• acidity — UK [əˈsɪdətɪ] / US noun [uncountable] 1) the quality of being acid a) the amount of acid in a substance, for example food, water, or soil This Australian Chardonnay is fruity with good acidity. b) a medical condition in which the liquid in the… …   English dictionary

• acidity — n. (pl. ies) an acid quality or state, esp. an excessively acid condition of the stomach …   Useful english dictionary

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• gastric acidity — percentage of acid present in the stomach juices …   English contemporary dictionary

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• gastric juice — the liquid secreted by the gastric glands of the stomach. Its main digestive constituents are hydrochloric acid, mucin, rennin, and pepsinogen. The acid acts on pepsinogen to produce pepsin, which functions best in an acid medium. The acidity of… …   The new mediacal dictionary

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