Meanings
noungastric acid (countable and uncountable, plural gastric acids)
plural gastric acids
- countableuncountablebiochemistryThe acidic secretion of the stomach; mostly hydrochloric acid.
Synonyms: gastric juice, stomach acid
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe acidic secretion of the stomach; mostly hydrochloric acid.
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More synonyms by meaning
noundigestive secretions of the stomach glands consisting chiefly of hydrochloric acid and mucin and the enzymes pepsin and rennin and lipase
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Broader
digestive juicedigestive fluid
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Afrikaans maagsuur
- maagsuuracidic secretion of the stomach
Arabic عُصَارَة هَضْمِيَّة
- عُصَارَة هَضْمِيَّة (ʕuṣāra haḍmiya)acidic secretion of the stomach
Basque urin gastriko
- urin gastrikoacidic secretion of the stomach
Bulgarian стомашен сок
- стомашен сок (stomašen sok)acidic secretion of the stomach
Catalan àcid gàstric, suc gàstric
- àcid gàstricacidic secretion of the stomach
- suc gàstricacidic secretion of the stomach
Chinese Cantonese 胃酸, 胃液
- 胃酸 (wai⁶ syun¹)acidic secretion of the stomach
- 胃液 (wai⁶ jik⁶)acidic secretion of the stomach
- 胃汁 (wai⁶ zap¹)acidic secretion of the stomach
Chinese Mandarin 胃酸, 胃液
- 胃酸 (wèisuān)acidic secretion of the stomach
- 胃液 (wèiyè)acidic secretion of the stomach
- 胃汁 (wèizhī)acidic secretion of the stomach
Czech žaludeční šťáva
- žaludeční šťávaacidic secretion of the stomach
Danish mavesaft, mavesyre
- mavesaftacidic secretion of the stomach
- mavesyreacidic secretion of the stomach
Dutch maagzuur
- maagzuuracidic secretion of the stomach
Esperanto stomaksuko
- stomaksukoacidic secretion of the stomach
Estonian maomahl
- maomahlacidic secretion of the stomach
Finnish mahaneste, vatsahappo
- mahanesteacidic secretion of the stomach
- vatsahappoacidic secretion of the stomach
French acide gastrique, suc gastrique
- acide gastriqueacidic secretion of the stomach
- suc gastriqueacidic secretion of the stomach
German Magensäure, Magensaft
- Magensäureacidic secretion of the stomach
- Magensaftacidic secretion of the stomach
Greek γαστρικό οξύ
- γαστρικό οξύ (gastrikó oxý)acidic secretion of the stomach
Hindi जठराम्ल
- जठराम्ल (jaṭhrāmla)acidic secretion of the stomach
Icelandic magasafi
- magasafiacidic secretion of the stomach
Indonesian asam lambung
- asam lambungacidic secretion of the stomach
Irish aigéad goile
- aigéad goileacidic secretion of the stomach
Italian succo gastrico
- succo gastricoacidic secretion of the stomach
Japanese 胃酸
- 胃酸 (isan)acidic secretion of the stomach
Korean 위산, 위액
- 위산 (wisan)acidic secretion of the stomach
- 위액 (wiaek)acidic secretion of the stomach
Māori waikawa puku
- waikawa pukuacidic secretion of the stomach
Persian اسید معده
- اسید معدهacidic secretion of the stomach
Polish kwas żołądkowy, sok żołądkowy
- kwas żołądkowyacidic secretion of the stomach
- sok żołądkowyacidic secretion of the stomach
Portuguese ácido gástrico, suco gástrico
- ácido gástricoacidic secretion of the stomach
- suco gástricoacidic secretion of the stomach
Romanian suc gastric
- suc gastricacidic secretion of the stomach
Russian желу́дочный сок
- желу́дочный сок (želúdočnyj sok)acidic secretion of the stomach
Spanish ácido gástrico, jugo gástrico
- ácido gástricoacidic secretion of the stomach
- jugo gástricoacidic secretion of the stomach
Swedish magsyra, magsaft
- magsyraacidic secretion of the stomach
- magsaftacidic secretion of the stomach
Thai กรดกระเพาะอาหาร
- กรดกระเพาะอาหารacidic secretion of the stomach
Turkish gastrik asit
- gastrik asitacidic secretion of the stomach
Ukrainian шлунковий сік
- шлунковий сік (šlunkovyj sik)acidic secretion of the stomach
Vietnamese dịch vị
- dịch vịacidic secretion of the stomach
Welsh asid gastrig, asid y stumog
- asid gastrigacidic secretion of the stomach
- asid y stumogacidic secretion of the stomach
Cite this entry
APA
gastric acid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gastric%20acid
MLA
“gastric acid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gastric%20acid. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gastric acid,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gastric%20acid.
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