- gastric juice as a noun:
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gastric juice
noun
1 gastric juice
Digestive secretions of the stomach glands consisting chiefly of hydrochloric acid and mucin and the enzymes pepsin and rennin and lipase.
synonym: gastric acid.
Dutch: maagzuur, zuur
Polish: sok żołądkowy
Moby thesaurus: absorption, assimilation, autacoid, bile, chalone, digestion, digestive secretion, digestive system, endocrine, gall, gastrointestinal tract, hormone, ingestion, intestinal juice, liver, mucus, pancreas, pancreatic digestion, pancreatic juice, predigestion ... show more.
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