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antacid en · ADJ

Pronunciation

(Southern-England) audio
/ænˈtæsɪd/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́) Ancient Greek ἀντι- (anti-)der. English anti- Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱéh₁yeti Proto-Italic *akēō Latin aceō Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus Latin acidusbor. French acidebor. English acid English antacid From anti- + acid.

Meanings

Counteracting or neutralizing acidity, especially in the stomach.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
most antacid	Degree=Sup		lexicographic
more antacid	Degree=Cmp		lexicographic

Translations (9)

hu savlekötő (counteracting acidity) · hu savcsökkentő (counteracting acidity) · fi antasidinen (counteracting acidity) · fr antiacide (counteracting acidity) · pt antiácido (counteracting acidity) · el αντιοξικός (counteracting acidity) · ko 제산제 (counteracting acidity) · ca antiàcida (counteracting acidity) · ca antiàcid (counteracting acidity)

antacid en · NOUN

Pronunciation

(Southern-England) audio
/ænˈtæsɪd/

Etymology

Meanings

An agent that counteracts or neutralizes acidity, especially in the stomach.
- Until Tagamet (cimetidine), most major drug companies didn't take tummy troubles terribly seriously. Oh sure, Americans gorped down antacids almost like candy, but most pharmaceutical big wigs probably wrote that off to our penchant for eating junk food on the run. 1985, Joe Graedon, Teresa Graedon, The New People's Pharmacy: Drug Breakthroughs for the '80s, Bantam, →ISBN, page 134:
- I'm on warm milk and laxatives Cherry-flavored antacids 1993, “Pennyroyal Tea”, in In Utero, performed by Nirvana:

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
antacids	Number=Plur		lexicographic

Translations (21)

ru антаци́д (agent reducing acidity) · cmn 抑酸劑 /抑酸剂 (agent reducing acidity) · el αντιόξινο (agent reducing acidity) · fi antasidi (agent reducing acidity) · pt antiácido (agent reducing acidity) · hu savcsökkentő (agent reducing acidity) · fr antiacide (agent reducing acidity) · hu savlekötő (agent reducing acidity) · cs antacidum (agent reducing acidity) · ko 제산제 (agent reducing acidity) · mi rongoā patu waikawa (agent reducing acidity) · de Antazidum (agent reducing acidity) · it antiacido (agent reducing acidity) · id antasid (agent reducing acidity) · gl antiácido (agent reducing acidity) · ja 制酸薬 (agent reducing acidity) · es antiácido (agent reducing acidity) · cy gwrthsur (agent reducing acidity) · ca antiàcid (agent reducing acidity) · ro antiacid (agent reducing acidity) · de Säurehemmer (agent reducing acidity)