antacid

1. 1.

   an agent that counteracts or neutralizes acidity (especially in the stomach)

   Synonymsgastric antacidalkalizeralkaliserantiacid

   Broaderagent

   NarrowercimetidineranitidineAlka-seltzerBrioschiBromo-seltzerMaaloxMylantaomeprazolePepto-bismalRolaids

1. 1.

   acting to neutralize acid (especially in the stomach)

   Similarantagonistic

Other forms of antacid

plural

antacids·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about antacid

What does antacid mean?

antacid means "an agent that counteracts or neutralizes acidity (especially in the stomach)". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in antacid?

antacid has 3 syllables: an-tac-id. The stress falls on "tac". In IPA it is /ænˈtæsəd/.

What is another word for antacid?

Close synonyms include gastric antacid, alkalizer, alkaliser, antiacid. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is antacid a common word?

antacid is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.