Definition of gastric acid Gastric acid

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What does gastric acid mean?

Noun
gastric acid - digestive secretions of the stomach glands consisting chiefly of hydrochloric acid and mucin and the enzymes pepsin and rennin and lipase
		gastric juice
		digestive fluid, digestive juice secretions that aid digestion
		lipase an enzyme secreted in the digestive tract that catalyzes the breakdown of fats into individual fatty acids that can be absorbed into the bloodstream
		pepsin an enzyme produced in the stomach that splits proteins into peptones

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gastric acid (Noun)
The acidic secretion of the stomach; mostly hydrochloric acid .

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