gastric juice

/ˌgæstrɪk dʒus/
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Other forms: gastric juices

Definitions of gastric juice
  1. noun
    digestive secretions of the stomach glands consisting chiefly of hydrochloric acid and mucin and the enzymes pepsin and rennin and lipase
    synonyms: gastric acid
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    type of:
    digestive fluid, digestive juice
    secretions that aid digestion
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