gastric antacid
- noun
- /ˈɡæstrɪk ˈæntæsɪd/
:
antiácido
- Doctors often recommend a gastric antacid for patients suffering from heartburn.
Examples
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After eating spicy food, Sarah took a gastric antacid to calm her upset stomach.
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He always keeps a packet of gastric antacid tablets in his briefcase.
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I need a gastric antacid for my heartburn.
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He always carries gastric antacids in his bag.
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After eating spicy food, Sarah took a gastric antacid to calm her upset stomach.
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Doctors often recommend a gastric antacid for patients suffering from heartburn.
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He always keeps a packet of gastric antacid tablets in his briefcase.
Synonyms
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2.9
A medicine that reduces stomach acid to relieve heartburn and upset stomach
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4.6
A medicine you can buy without a doctor's prescription that eases heartburn and upset stomach
A medicine that reduces the burning feeling in your stomach or chest after eating
A medicine or food that reduces acid in the stomach
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a substance that neutralizes stomach acid' is directly and compositionally derived from 'gastric' (relating to the stomach) combined with 'antacid' (a substance that neutralizes acid). This is a straightforward adjective + noun technical phrase following normal compounding patterns and is cross-linguistically transparent, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents should understand it.
Etymology
Gastric antacid is made of two parts: gastric (a word for 'stomach') and antacid (literally 'against acid'). So the name gives a clear picture — a medicine that goes to the stomach and works 'against acid', which is why it means a substance that neutralizes stomach acid and relieves heartburn.