'antacid' definitions:
Definition of 'antacid'
From: WordNet
adjective
Acting to neutralize acid (especially in the stomach)
noun
An agent that counteracts or neutralizes acidity (especially in the stomach) [syn: antacid, gastric antacid, alkalizer, alkaliser, antiacid]
Definition of 'antacid'
From: GCIDE
- Buffer \Buff"er\ (b[u^]f"[~e]r), n. [Prop a striker. See Buffet a blow.]
- 1. (Mech.) (a) An elastic apparatus or fender, for deadening the jar caused by the collision of bodies; as, a buffer at the end of a railroad car. (b) A pad or cushion forming the end of a fender, which receives the blow; -- sometimes called {buffing apparatus}. [1913 Webster]
- 2. One who polishes with a buff. [1913 Webster]
- 3. A wheel for buffing; a buff. [1913 Webster]
- 4. A good-humored, slow-witted fellow; -- usually said of an elderly man. [Colloq.] --Dickens. [1913 Webster]
- 5. (Chem.) a substance or mixture of substances which can absorb or neutralize a certain quantity of acid or base and thus keep the degree of acidity or alkalinity of a solution (as measured by pH) relatively stable. Sometimes the term is used in a medical context to mean antacid. [PJC]
- 6. (Computers) a data storage device or portion of memory used to temporarily store input or output data until the receiving device is ready to process it. [PJC]
- 7. any object or person that shields another object or person from harm, shock, or annoyance; as, the President's staff is his buffer from constant interruptions of his work. [PJC]
Synonyms of 'antacid'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- acid,
- acidity,
- agent,
- alexipharmic,
- alkali,
- alkalinity,
- alkalizer,
- alloisomer,
- anion,
- annulling,
- anthelmintic,
- antibiotic,
- antidotal,
- antidote,
- antimicrobial,
- antipyretic,
- antitoxic,
- atom,
- bacteriostatic,
- base,
- bicarbonate of soda,
- biochemical,
- buffer,
- buffering,
- calcium carbonate,
- canceling,
- cation,
- chemical,
- chemical element,
- chromoisomer,
- compound,
- copolymer,
- counteractant,
- counteractive,
- counteragent,
- counterbalancing,
- counterirritant,
- dimer,
- element,
- febrifugal,
- gastric antacid,
- heavy chemicals,
- high polymer,
- homopolymer,
- hydracid,
- inorganic chemical,
- ion,
- isomer,
- macromolecule,
- magnesia,
- metamer,
- molecule,
- monomer,
- negating,
- neutralizer,
- neutralizing,
- nonacid,
- nullifier,
- nullifying,
- offset,
- offsetting,
- organic chemical,
- oxyacid,
- polymer,
- preventative,
- preventive,
- prophylactic,
- pseudoisomer,
- radical,
- reagent,
- remedy,
- seltzer,
- sodium bicarbonate,
- stultifying,
- sulfacid,
- trimer,
- vitiating,
- voiding