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gastric acid

DEFINITIONS OF: gastric acid

1

n digestive secretions of the stomach glands consisting chiefly of hydrochloric acid and mucin and the enzymes pepsin and rennin and lipase

Synonyms:
gastric juice
Type of:
digestive fluid, digestive juice
secretions that aid digestion
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