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antacid

[ UK /ˈæntɐsˌɪd/ ]
[ US /ænˈtæsəd/ ]
NOUN
  1. an agent that counteracts or neutralizes acidity (especially in the stomach)
ADJECTIVE
  1. acting to neutralize acid (especially in the stomach)

How To Use antacid In A Sentence

  • For example, antacids, antibiotics, and oral contraceptives alter your body's absorption of several B vitamins.
  • Antacids are alkaline and they relieve pain by neutralizing acid in the contents of the stomach.
  • The Smith family claims the nurse administered Pancuronium, a muscle relaxant, instead of the antacid Pepcid. Richard Smith, 79-Year-Old Miami Man, Dies After Accidentally Receiving Execution Drug
  • If you'd let me call my doctor he would have told you I had a hiatal hernia and I need an antacid—or better yet, a Nexium. A Flight Attendant From Hell
  • If antacids don't work, or if large quantities of antacid are needed to be effective, a pharmacist may recommend a more powerful medication.
  • Drugs such as anticoagulants, antacids, barbiturates, alcohol and tobacco may increase the likelihood of the condition developing.
  • Over the last century, antacids were developed based on the hydroxides and carbonates of the group II and III metals, as well as the bicarbonates of the alkali metals.
  • Antacids containing aluminum or magnesium, sucralfate, citric acid buffered with sodium citrate, or ferrous sulfate can decrease the bioavailability of trovafloxacin.
  • Apart from antacids none of the patients had taken any medical treatment during the 14 days before their initial endoscopy.
  • He threw down a couple of antacid tablets, only to hear his guts give a further sickening roar. WALL GAMES
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