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Webster 1828 Edition

Antacid

ANTAC'ID

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Noun.

[anti and acid.]

In pharmacy, an alkali, or a remedy for sourness or acidity; better written anti-acid.

Definition 2025

antacid

antacid

English

Noun

antacid ‎(plural antacids)

An agent that counteracts or neutralizes acidity, especially in the stomach.

Translations

agent reducing acidity

Catalan: antiàcid m
Chinese:
Mandarin: 抑酸劑, 抑酸剂 ‎(yìsuānjì)
Czech: antacidum n
Finnish: antasidi (fi)
French: antiacide (fr) m
German: Antazidum m

Greek: αντιοξύ n ‎(antioxý)
Italian: antiacido (it) m
Japanese: 制酸薬 ‎(せいさんやく, seisanyaku)
Korean: 제산제 (ko) ‎(jesanje)
Portuguese: antiácido (pt)
Russian: антаци́д m ‎(antacíd)
Spanish: antiácido (es) m

Adjective

antacid ‎(comparative more antacid, superlative most antacid)

Counteracting or neutralizing acidity, especially in the stomach.

Translations

counteracting acidity

Catalan: antiàcid m, antiàcida f
Finnish: antasidinen (fi)
French: antiacide (fr)

Greek: αντιοξικός m ‎(antioxikós)
Korean: 제산제 (ko) ‎(jesanje)
Portuguese: antiácido (pt)