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gastric acid

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  • noun biochemistry The acidic secretion of the stomach; mostly hydrochloric acid

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  • noun digestive secretions of the stomach glands consisting chiefly of hydrochloric acid and mucin and the enzymes pepsin and rennin and lipase

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  1. digestive fluid
  2. digestive juice

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