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gastric acid

/ˈɡæstɹɪk ˈæsɪd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.27 in modern English

Syllables
gas-tric acid
IPA
/ˈɡæstɹɪk ˈæsɪd/
17
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The acidic secretion of the stomach; mostly hydrochloric acid.

Countable; Uncountable

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈɡæstɹɪk ˈæsɪd/

Usage

Inflected Forms

gastric acids (plural)

Synonyms

gastric juice stomach acid

Questions

How do you pronounce gastric acid?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɡæstɹɪk ˈæsɪd/.
What does gastric acid mean?
The acidic secretion of the stomach; mostly hydrochloric acid.

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