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alkalizer

alkalizer

7.2
A medicine or food that reduces acid in the stomach
  • noun
  • /ˈæl.kə.laɪ.zər/
  • Specialized
translation icon : alcalinizador
  • She took an alkalizer to relieve her stomach acidity after the meal.

Examples

  • The doctor recommended an alkalizer for patients suffering from heartburn.

  • McGee speculates that bicarbonate may simply replace wood as the original alkalizer.

    Academic text (1993)

  • Many people use an alkalizer to help neutralize their stomach acid before exercise.

Synonyms

antacid
vsalkalizer
15 2.9

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

is broader, meaning to neutralize acidity rather than focus on relief
antiacid
vsalkalizer
  • Specialized
3.0

A medicine that reduces the burning feeling in your stomach or chest after eating

has identical meaning but differs only as a form of the word
gastric antacid
vsalkalizer
3.4

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

is more general, neutralizing acidity not only in the stomach

How Alkaline

alkali
  • Specialized
1 7.0
alkalizer
  • Specialized
7.2
antacid
3.4

Surface Forms

alkalizer singular
alkalizers plural

Morphology

alkalizer = alkalize (transparent) = alkali + ize + er

Regular agentive nominalization from the verb 'alkalize' ('make alkaline'), so 'alkalizer' straightforwardly means 'something that makes alkaline'.

Etymology

Alkalizer comes from alkali, the same root as alkaline, and originally from an Arabic word meaning 'ashes'. In old times people used plant ashes to make substances that 'reduce' acid, so an alkalizer is a substance that lowers stomach acid.