digestive fluid

/dəˌdʒɛstɪv ˌfluɪd/

Other forms: digestive fluids

Definitions of digestive fluid

1. noun

   secretions that aid digestion
   synonyms: digestive juice

   types:

   gastric acid, gastric juice

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

   pancreatic juice

   a fluid secreted into the duodenum by the pancreas; important for breaking down starches and proteins and fats

   bile, gall

   a digestive juice secreted by the liver and stored in the gallbladder; aids in the digestion of fats

   type of:

   juice, succus

   any of several liquids of the body