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Noun: gastric acid
  1. Digestive secretions of the stomach glands consisting chiefly of hydrochloric acid and mucin and the enzymes pepsin and rennin and lipase
    - gastric juice

Derived forms: gastric acids

Type of: digestive fluid, digestive juice

Encyclopedia: Gastric acid