Alka-Seltzer

Examples

• All

• After the spicy meal, she quickly reached for the Alka-Seltzer to soothe her heartburn.

• "If you're worried, take an Alka Seltzer."

  Fiction book (1992)

• Listen, do you got any Alka-Seltzer?

  200 Cigarettes (1999)

• And the next morning you took his coffee and Alka-Seltzer up to him on a tray.

  The Boys in the Band (1970)

• No, I decided, as I washed down my Alka-Seltzer with my first cup of coffee, maybe this was worse.

  Fiction book (1999)

• I wonder if there's any Alka-Seltzer in this place.

  Fiction book (1999)

• My stomach was upset last night, but I got some Alka-Seltzer from the drugstore.

  On the Beach (1959)

• He went to the phone and asked room service for a pot of coffee and an Alka-Seltzer.

  Fiction book (1996)

• I'd like a hamburger and an Alka-Seltzer.

  Two-Lane Blacktop (1971)

• Even her stomach was burning now, making her think of the Alka-Seltzer she always kept on hand in the credenza behind her desk.

  Fiction book (1998)

Synonyms

A

antacid

vsAlka-Seltzer

15 2.9

A medicine that reduces stomach acid to relieve heartburn and upset stomach

is a branded effervescent tablet that also adds pain relief

B

Bromo-Seltzer

vsAlka-Seltzer

1 6.1

A fizzy medicine that helps an upset stomach and eases headaches

combines antacid with a pain medicine in a trademark effervescent tablet

G

gastric antacid

vsAlka-Seltzer

3.4

A medicine that reduces extra acid in the stomach to ease indigestion or heartburn

adds pain relief in a trademark effervescent tablet

A

alkalizer

vsAlka-Seltzer

• Specialized

7.2

A medicine or food that reduces acid in the stomach

is a trademark effervescent tablet combining a neutralizer and pain medicine

Surface Forms

Etymology