Meanings
plural antacids
- An agent that counteracts or neutralizes acidity, especially in the stomach.
I'm on warm milk and laxatives Cherry-flavored antacids
1993, “Pennyroyal Tea”, in In Utero, performed by Nirvana1 more example
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
comparative more antacid · superlative most antacid
- Counteracting or neutralizing acidity, especially in the stomach.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveacting to neutralize acid (especially in the stomach)
nounan agent that counteracts or neutralizes acidity (especially in the stomach)
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂énti
- Ancient Greekᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́)
- Ancient Greekἀντι- (anti-)
- Englishanti-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱ-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱéh₁yeti
- Proto-Italic*akēō
- Latinaceō
- Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
- Latinacidu
- Frenchacide
- Englishacid
- Englishantacid
Translations
Catalan antiàcid, antiàcid
- antiàcidagent reducing acidity
- antiàcidcounteracting acidity
- antiàcidacounteracting acidity
Chinese Mandarin 抑酸劑 /抑酸剂
- 抑酸劑 /抑酸剂 (yìsuānjì)agent reducing acidity
Czech antacidum
- antacidumagent reducing acidity
Finnish antasidi, antasidinen
- antasidiagent reducing acidity
- antasidinencounteracting acidity
French antiacide, antiacide
- antiacideagent reducing acidity
- antiacidecounteracting acidity
German Antazidum, Säurehemmer
- Antazidumagent reducing acidity
- Säurehemmeragent reducing acidity
Greek αντιόξινο, αντιοξικός
- αντιόξινο (antióxino)agent reducing acidity
- αντιοξικός (antioxikós)counteracting acidity
Hungarian savlekötő, savcsökkentő
- savlekötőagent reducing acidity
- savcsökkentőagent reducing acidity
- savlekötőcounteracting acidity
- savcsökkentőcounteracting acidity
Indonesian antasid
- antasidagent reducing acidity
Italian antiacido
- antiacidoagent reducing acidity
Japanese 制酸薬
- 制酸薬 (seisanyaku)agent reducing acidity
Korean 제산제, 제산제
- 제산제 (jesanje)agent reducing acidity
- 제산제 (jesanje)counteracting acidity
Māori rongoā patu waikawa
- rongoā patu waikawaagent reducing acidity
Portuguese antiácido, antiácido
- antiácidoagent reducing acidity
- antiácidocounteracting acidity
Romanian antiacid
- antiacidagent reducing acidity
Russian антаци́д
- антаци́д (antacíd)agent reducing acidity
Spanish antiácido
- antiácidoagent reducing acidity
Welsh gwrthsur
- gwrthsuragent reducing acidity
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with antacid
Cite this entry
antacid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antacid
“antacid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antacid. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “antacid,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antacid.
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